Mother pays tribute after police name three children found dead in house
Police have named the children as Dominik Swiderski, aged three, Nikodem Swiderski, two, and Kacper Swiderski, two.
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Your support makes all the difference.A mother has paid tribute to her family after her three children and husband were found dead at a house in Surrey last month.
Police have named the children as Dominik Swiderski, aged three, Nikodem Swiderski, two, and Kacper Swiderski, two.
The boys died alongside their father Piotr Swiderski, 31, at a house in Bremer Road in Staines on Saturday, August 31.
We are grieving for them all and would like to ask for privacy as we try to understand why this tragedy happened
An investigation is being carried out to establish the circumstances of their deaths, though police believe it was an isolated incident with no third-party involvement.
On Tuesday, Mr Swiderski’s wife and the mother of the three boys, Angelika Swiderski, paid tribute to her family.
In a statement issued via Surrey Police, she said: “Piotr was an amazing husband and father to Kacper, Nikodem and Dominik. He loved us with all his heart and would have done anything for us. The children doted on their daddy.
“Our boys were happy, active children, full of life and happiness. They were always smiling and even when I looked sad, they would say “Mummy smile like us”.
“We are grieving for them all and would like to ask for privacy as we try to understand why this tragedy happened.
“I would like to say a huge thank you to all our community for all the messages of condolence, flowers, cards, and teddy bears and for all the kind words about our family.”
Formal identification is yet to take place but Surrey Police has completed a mandatory referral to the police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) due to previous police contact with those involved.
A floral tribute left outside the house on Sunday read: “Rest in peace little ones. We will always think of you.”