Let $Oct_{1}^{+}$ and $Oct_{2}^{+}$ be the planar and non-planar graphs that obtained from the Octahedron by 3-splitting a vertex respectively. For $Oct_{1}^{+}$, we prove that a 4-connected graph is $Oct_{1}^{+}$-free if and only if it is $C_{6}^{2}$, $C_{2k+1}^{2}$ $(k geq 2)$ or it is obtained from $C_{5}^{2}$ by repeatedly 4-splitting vertices. We also show that a planar graph is $Oct_{1}^{+}$-free if and only if it is constructed by repeatedly taking 0-, 1-, 2-sums starting from ${K_{1}, K_{2} ,K_{3}} cup mathscr{K} cup {Oct,L_{5} }$, where $mathscr{K}$ is the set of graphs obtained by repeatedly taking the special 3-sums of $K_{4}$. For $Oct_{2}^{+}$, we prove that a 4-connected graph is $Oct_{2}^{+}$-free if and only if it is planar, $C_{2k+1}^{2}$ $(k geq 2)$, $L(K_{3,3})$ or it is obtained from $C_{5}^{2}$ by repeatedly 4-splitting vertices.
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