The parents of newborn twins who expired after being prematurely born at a scandal-hit hospital, has caused an investigation who claim to be "deeply upset and distressed" by the tragedy.

Alfie and Harry McQuillin expired on November 1, two days after their birth at Stafford Hospital, which currently is being condemned for haywire measures of care shown and offered with a matter of public inquiry.

A staff employee has been dismissed and an independent pediatric doctor has been made incharge of the investigation.

Through a recently held report by Staffordshire Police, Phillip McQuillin and Ami Dean, from Stafford, said: "We are deeply upset and distressed by the deaths of Alfie and Harry.

"A full investigation into the circumstances has been launched, which should now be allowed to run its course. We would ask the media to respect our privacy as we try to come to terms with what has happened."

Police claimed that early tests have shown that boys who were born at 27 weeks, died because they were so premature "rather than as a direct result of any medical treatment".