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| Salford house fire: Murder charges over deaths | |
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| Two people have been charged with murder over the deaths of three children in a house fire in Salford on Monday. | |
| Demi Pearson, 14, Brandon, eight, and Lacie, seven, died, in the fire in Walkden while Lia, three, and mother Michelle, 35, remain in hospital. | |
| Zac Bolland, 23, and Courtney Brierley, 20, both of Worsley, Salford have also been charged with arson and four counts of attempted murder. | |
| The pair are due in court later. | |
| Lia is in a critical condition in hospital while their mother is in a serious condition following the fire at the family home which broke out at about 05:00 GMT. | |
| Two 16-year-olds - Ms Pearson's son, Kyle, and a friend - who were in the house, managed to escape before fire crews arrived. | |
| Mr Bolland, of Blackleach Drive, and Ms Brierley, of Worsley Avenue, have been remanded in custody until their appearance at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court. |