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| Yorkshire police start murder hunt after father and daughter die in fire | |
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| A father died trying to save his daughter in a house fire that police believe was started deliberately. | |
| A murder inquiry has been launched after the deaths of Andrew Broadhead, 42, and his eight-year-old daughter, Kiera, in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. | A murder inquiry has been launched after the deaths of Andrew Broadhead, 42, and his eight-year-old daughter, Kiera, in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. |
| A 35-year-old woman and girl, aged 13, escaped the blaze through a bedroom window at the house in Ash Crescent, Stanley in the early hours of Wednesday. | A 35-year-old woman and girl, aged 13, escaped the blaze through a bedroom window at the house in Ash Crescent, Stanley in the early hours of Wednesday. |
| Both were treated in hospital but have since been discharged. | Both were treated in hospital but have since been discharged. |
| Police said they believed Broadhead managed to get out of the house but returned in an attempt to save Kiera. | Police said they believed Broadhead managed to get out of the house but returned in an attempt to save Kiera. |
| DCI Nicola Bryar of West Yorkshire police said a substance may have been poured through the letterbox and the person responsible may have been burned in the process. | DCI Nicola Bryar of West Yorkshire police said a substance may have been poured through the letterbox and the person responsible may have been burned in the process. |
| She appealed for anyone with information to contact the force. | She appealed for anyone with information to contact the force. |
| At a press conference on Thursday, Bryar said: “This is a terrible incident which has robbed a family of a husband and their youngest daughter. Following inquiries, we are now treating it as a murder inquiry. | At a press conference on Thursday, Bryar said: “This is a terrible incident which has robbed a family of a husband and their youngest daughter. Following inquiries, we are now treating it as a murder inquiry. |
| “The seat of the fire appears to have been by the front door and we are investigating the possibility that an accelerant was poured through the letterbox. | “The seat of the fire appears to have been by the front door and we are investigating the possibility that an accelerant was poured through the letterbox. |
| “We know that this fire took hold extremely quickly and it is possible that the person who set this fire was themselves burned in doing so. | “We know that this fire took hold extremely quickly and it is possible that the person who set this fire was themselves burned in doing so. |
| “Have you seen anyone with burns or burn injuries in the last 24 hours in circumstances which you found suspicious? If so, then please contact us as a matter of urgency.” | “Have you seen anyone with burns or burn injuries in the last 24 hours in circumstances which you found suspicious? If so, then please contact us as a matter of urgency.” |
| A JustGiving page set up to support the family has raised more than £5,000. | A JustGiving page set up to support the family has raised more than £5,000. |