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| Salford house fire: Lia Pearson dies in hospital | Salford house fire: Lia Pearson dies in hospital |
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| A three-year-old girl has become the fourth child to die after a house fire which also killed three of her siblings. | A three-year-old girl has become the fourth child to die after a house fire which also killed three of her siblings. |
| Lia Pearson was left critically ill after the blaze in Walkden, Salford, on Monday. She died in hospital. | Lia Pearson was left critically ill after the blaze in Walkden, Salford, on Monday. She died in hospital. |
| Demi, 15, died at the scene on Jackson Street. Her brother and sister, Brandon, eight, and Lacie, seven, died later in hospital. | Demi, 15, died at the scene on Jackson Street. Her brother and sister, Brandon, eight, and Lacie, seven, died later in hospital. |
| Their mother Michelle, 35, remains under sedation. | Their mother Michelle, 35, remains under sedation. |
| Posting on Facebook, Sandra Lever, who described Lia as her "beautiful granddaughter", said she "had passed away peacefully". | |
| Two people have been charged with the murder of the three older children. | Two people have been charged with the murder of the three older children. |
| Zac Bolland, 23, and Courtney Brierley, 20, both of Worsley, Salford, were also charged with arson and four counts of attempted murder. | Zac Bolland, 23, and Courtney Brierley, 20, both of Worsley, Salford, were also charged with arson and four counts of attempted murder. |
| One of the charges of attempted murder is likely to be changed to murder following Lia's death, Greater Manchester Police said. | |
| Mr Bolland and Ms Brierley were remanded in custody when they appeared before magistrates. | Mr Bolland and Ms Brierley were remanded in custody when they appeared before magistrates. |
| Any new charges would be heard when they next appear at Manchester Crown Court, police added. | Any new charges would be heard when they next appear at Manchester Crown Court, police added. |
| Two 16-year-olds - who can not be named for legal reasons - in the house at the time of the blaze which broke out at about 05:00 GMT managed to escape. | Two 16-year-olds - who can not be named for legal reasons - in the house at the time of the blaze which broke out at about 05:00 GMT managed to escape. |
| Greater Manchester Police confirmed there had been incidents at the family's home prior to the blaze and it had referred the case to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | Greater Manchester Police confirmed there had been incidents at the family's home prior to the blaze and it had referred the case to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). |
| 'Really good kid' | 'Really good kid' |
| Drew Povey, head teacher at Harrop Fold School, Worsley, which Demi attended, paid tribute to the popular pupil. | Drew Povey, head teacher at Harrop Fold School, Worsley, which Demi attended, paid tribute to the popular pupil. |
| He said she was a "really good kid… fun-loving… and funny". | He said she was a "really good kid… fun-loving… and funny". |
| "Inside school [her] friendship group was enormous. | "Inside school [her] friendship group was enormous. |
| "I don't know anyone that didn't really get on well with her… and it was the same outside of school as well," he added. | "I don't know anyone that didn't really get on well with her… and it was the same outside of school as well," he added. |