POPULAR AURORS FRANK AND ALICE LONGBOTTOM were found left for dead at their home early this morning, after a Dark Mark was sent into the sky above the manor in Lancaster, Lancashire. According to the aurors that arrived on the scene, the Longbottoms had arrived home a little after midnight Friday night after attending a friend's wedding, and were brutally surprise attacked inside the manor. Healers at St. Mungo's have released the statement that while they are sure that the Longbottoms suffered long bouts of torture under the Unforgivable Curse, Cruciatus, they are unable to determine at this moment the extent of the injuries they have sustained.

Both have been induced into a magical coma and healers will be keeping track of their progress.

No information has been released about the location of their young son, Neville, though witnesses say he was not with the Longbottoms at the wedding they had attended the previous evening. If anyone has information about the attacks, please send what they know to the Ministry of Magic's auror offices...