Heartbreaking: Three yr-old left in critical condition following a suspected arson attack sadly dies in hospital – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

Heartbreaking: Three yr-old left in critical condition following a suspected arson attack sadly dies in hospital




There was more heartbreaking news on Wednesday as a three-year old girl died due to the extent of her injuries she suffered in a house fire in Salford Greater Manchester on Monday.

The devastating fire which also took the lives of the toddlers three older siblings and left her mother in critical condition in hospital, was allegedly started by a group of young consisting of two men and two women in the early hours of Monday morning.

Police authorities who have since arrested all four involved in the suspected arson attack sadly confirmed the toddlers death on Wednesday evening after she died in hospital.

The four suspects all aged in their late teens and early twenties have since been charged with murder, attempted murder and arson. 

They are expected to appear in Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court later today.

Meanwhile police have confirmed that the children’s mother has not yet been informed of her children’s deaths as she remains in critical condition in hospital. 

It is understood the fire which also seen two other children aged in their teens escape unharmed, started in the early hours of Monday morning after the suspected arsonists poured an accelerant through the front door and the chimney of the house which is located in Jackson Street, Walkden. 

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