Four die and two children critical after house fire in Ireland

Summarised from Daily Mail's report · Updated 14 Oct, 03:03 · Archive

Four people, including two children, died in a suspected arson attack on a house near Waterford, Ireland, early on Tuesday. Parents Kim English and Philip, and their sons Callum, 12, and Jayden, nine, were killed when their home in the Birchwood estate was set alight around 5am as they slept. The attack is understood to have involved a petrol bomb thrown at the front door. Two other children from the family, Nadia and Elliot, remain fighting for their lives at Crumlin hospital in Dublin, with Nadia on life support and Elliot in critical condition.

The family had previously reported a sustained campaign of intimidation over three years, including a paint attack on their car. Gardaí had also investigated a previous attempted arson attack at the home less than a month before Tuesday's incident. A manhunt was underway for those responsible for the attack.

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• Hunt for 'killer' after couple and two children die in house fire - and two more youngsters fight for their lives: 'Arson attack' on innocent family followed years of intimidationParents Kim English and Philip and their two sons, Callum, 12, and Jayden, nine, were killed when their home was set ablaze as they slept in a shocking incident which has left the community 'shattered'.Daily Mail · 14 Oct, 00:41

In this story: Kim English · Philip English · Callum English · Jayden English · Nadia English · Elliot English · Waterford · Gardaí

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