The inquest has been opened into the deaths of a mother and two of her sons who died in a house fire.
Husband and father Nabeel Maqsood, 25, told the hearing that he had identified the bodies of his wife, Sadia, 25, Shamoon Nabeel, aged four and his three-year-old brother Shamoon Nabeel.
Mr Maqsood, of Russell Street, Stockton, told Teesside Coroners Court that he had identified the bodies at the University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton, following the blaze at their terrace home in Russell Street, Stockton, on Saturday.
The inquest was adjourned for further inquiries.
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