Fire death children

furrypusscat | 12:41 Tue 29th May 2012 | News

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It appears that the parents of the 6 children killed in a fire at Derby have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are to be questioned later. There seems to have been rumours and I wondered if that was what they were about after caravan/mini bus were taken for forensic examination. I suppose it wasn't meant to be anything other than an accident which went terribly wrong. If they did do it, they will have this to live with for the rest of their lives. Those poor children.

I know this might be against AB rules - but AOG...where are you? Are you n holiday. The silence is now quite uncomfortable

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HowardKennitby

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http://uk.news.yahoo....rested-095028625.html

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I felt at the time they appeared on TV interview that it was all very false. The police aren't stupid, they have specialised officers that monitor peoples reactions in the way they behave.

rowanwitch

No one knows anything for sure the police are following that line at the moment nothing may come of it .. on that basis it is a little unfair to speculate...

youngmafbog

Steady, they are arrested on suspicion, like many parents are, especially if Pold are short of other suspects, so lets wait and see before going off the deepend

bazwillrun

"I suppose it wasn't meant to be anything other than an accident which went terribly wrong"

not with you on that, if its an accident then its an accident.

daffy654

If they are guilty then I doubt very much that they meant any harm to come to their children. It would be more likely that they thought it was a way to get the authorities to re-home them in a bigger property.

hc4361

The fire was started by petrol being poured through the letterbox and set alight.
You don't do that with children sleeping in the house just to get a bigger house, nor do you do it accidentally.

anneasquith

saw this item on news 24, im horrified at this news, but the parents have not been charged with any crime at the moment. were the parents in the house when the fire broke out ?

DTCwordfan

Appalling

though an arrest does not mean guilty.......

daffy654

hc, these are not people with high IQs, I know a few people who have set fire to their local authority properties so they can be moved to bigger houses or better areas.

bednobs

bear in mind that 2 other people were arrested when it first happened, then released. Being arrested doesn't mean they did it!

anneasquith

im sorry daffy, i have to disagree with you re the IQ, not with 6 children asleep surely ?

ladybirder

Blimey, do you really daffy? Did it work?

daffy654

They may have not realised that the fire would spread so quickly (if they even did it).

Ladybirder, yes I do and yes it did, apart from one who actually got jailed for arson.

chrissa1

If they Did do it to be re-housed, wouldn't they have started it in the kitchen or at the back of the house. They must have realised they were starting the fire at the only real means of escape/rescue. They can't be that stupid, surely.

Davethedog

As has been said, its wise not to be presumptive, however nearly 3 weeks have passed, I don't think the police would make these arrests, knowing about the ensuing publicity, unless they felt they had good grounds too.