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Vigilante fear as eight flee fire | |
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Eight people, taken to hospital when their house was involved in a mysterious fire, may have been the victims of a mistaken vigilante attack. | |
Neighbours rushed a mattress and a trampoline to the house in Boswell Close, Doncaster, and the occupants jumped from an upstairs window. | Neighbours rushed a mattress and a trampoline to the house in Boswell Close, Doncaster, and the occupants jumped from an upstairs window. |
A woman aged 49 sustained two broken ankles from jumping to escape the fire. | |
Last week a woman in the same close in Rossington admitted child pornography offences and has since left the area. | Last week a woman in the same close in Rossington admitted child pornography offences and has since left the area. |
Detectives, who are conducting extensive inquiries, said they believed the fire may have been started deliberately. | |
They are appealing for witnesses or anyone who may have information to contact them. | |
Indecent images | Indecent images |
Neighbours - who refused to give their names - told BBC News they feared the fire, at around 0300 BST on Sunday, was deliberate and a case of mistaken identity. | |
Newspapers reported last week that the woman had pleaded guilty at Doncaster Crown Court to child pornography charges. | Newspapers reported last week that the woman had pleaded guilty at Doncaster Crown Court to child pornography charges. |
The woman, aged 32, had been due to stand trial on 13 separate allegations of making indecent images of children. | The woman, aged 32, had been due to stand trial on 13 separate allegations of making indecent images of children. |
Her case was adjourned for reports to be prepared. | Her case was adjourned for reports to be prepared. |
The eight people who escaped were four adults, three children and a small baby, the fire service said. | |
Damage was not extensive and the fire was quickly dealt with by firefighters, who said the occupants were alerted by a smoke alarm the fire service had installed in the property. | |