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Arson Attack in Waterford Leaves Four Dead, Three Arrested Released

Three suspects linked to a fatal arson in Waterford have been released while police hunt the perpetrator.

Source: bbc.co.uk1 min read
Floral tributes left outside the home where four people died after an arson attack
Floral tributes left outside the home where four people died after an arson attack (Flowers have been left at the home where four people died after an arson attack in Waterford)

In brief

In early October, a blaze at a home on Birch Avenue in Waterford killed Philip and Kim English and their two children, aged nine and twelve. Gardaí arrested a man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s; two other suspects—a woman in her 30s and a man in his 50s—were released without charge. A fourth man in his 20s remains in custody as authorities investigate the arson.

Three people released without charge after fatal arson attack

Three people, who were arrested in connection with a suspected arson attack which killed four family members in the Republic of Ireland, have been released, gardaí (Irish police) have said.

Philip and Kim English and two of their children – nine‑year‑old Jayden and 12‑year‑old Callum – died after their home on Birch Avenue, on the outskirts of Waterford, was set on fire earlier this month.

A man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s were previously charged in connection with the attack.

On Saturday, gardaí said three people—a woman in her 30s and a man in his 50s—who were arrested on Tuesday have been released without charge. A fourth person, a man in his 20s who was arrested on Thursday, remains in custody.

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