A mother and her three children died in a house fire.
The deceased Nusrat Usman, 43, Maryam Mikaiel, 15, Musa Usman, eight, and Raees Usman, four, all sadly lost their lives as the fire ravaged through their property in Tillett Close, Stonebridge at around 1am yesterday.
Firefighters were called to the scene by neighbours and rescued Mrs Usman and one of her children from the second floor, but paramedics were unable to resuscitate them.
The other two children were found dead inside the property.
A girl aged 13 remains in hospital in a ‘critical condition’ while a woman in her 70s has been discharged.
A 41-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and he has since been bailed and subsequently detained under the Mental Health Act.
