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| Murder probe into firework death | Murder probe into firework death |
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| A murder inquiry is under way into a fatal house fire in Cornwall which is thought to have been started after a firework was put through the letterbox. | |
| Mary Fox, 59, died in the fire in Bodmin on Thursday evening. | Mary Fox, 59, died in the fire in Bodmin on Thursday evening. |
| Her son Raum, 17, jumped from the first floor of the property in Wallace Road after she helped him to a window. | Her son Raum, 17, jumped from the first floor of the property in Wallace Road after she helped him to a window. |
| Officers are looking into suggestions the family may have been harassed by local youths but add that they do not know of any police reports of bullying. | Officers are looking into suggestions the family may have been harassed by local youths but add that they do not know of any police reports of bullying. |
| Together with the fire service, they are also investigating suggestions that a firework may have started the blaze. | Together with the fire service, they are also investigating suggestions that a firework may have started the blaze. |
| Det Ch Insp Paul Burgan said: "We cannot say how they got the firework got in there but it appears from the location inside the property that it was put in through the letterbox. | Det Ch Insp Paul Burgan said: "We cannot say how they got the firework got in there but it appears from the location inside the property that it was put in through the letterbox. |
| "At the present time we cannot find any other seat of fire." | "At the present time we cannot find any other seat of fire." |