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Arrests in firework death inquiry Arrests in firework death inquiry
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Three teenagers have been arrested over the death of a woman killed in a house fire after a firework was believed to have been put through her front door.Three teenagers have been arrested over the death of a woman killed in a house fire after a firework was believed to have been put through her front door.
Mother-of-nine Mary Fox, 59, of Wallace Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, died in the fire on Thursday evening.Mother-of-nine Mary Fox, 59, of Wallace Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, died in the fire on Thursday evening.
An 18-year-old man and two 17-year-old youths from the Bodmin area have all been held on suspicion on murder and are in custody awaiting interview.An 18-year-old man and two 17-year-old youths from the Bodmin area have all been held on suspicion on murder and are in custody awaiting interview.
Ms Fox's 17-year-old son, Raum, escaped from the property and raised the alarm.Ms Fox's 17-year-old son, Raum, escaped from the property and raised the alarm.
The remnants of a firework were found behind the front door of Ms Fox's house.The remnants of a firework were found behind the front door of Ms Fox's house.
'Early stages'
Police stated over the weekend that they were planning to examine social networking sites on the internet as part of investigations into Ms Fox's death.Police stated over the weekend that they were planning to examine social networking sites on the internet as part of investigations into Ms Fox's death.
It followed speculation about identities of the culprits being posted on the web and names being "bandied about".It followed speculation about identities of the culprits being posted on the web and names being "bandied about".
Police said at the start of the investigation that the "key to solving the murder inquiry" lay within the local community of Bodmin.Police said at the start of the investigation that the "key to solving the murder inquiry" lay within the local community of Bodmin.
Raum Fox alerted neighbours that his mother was inside the burning house
They stepped up patrols on the Berryfields estate where Ms Fox and her son lived and carried out door-to-door inquiries over the weekend.They stepped up patrols on the Berryfields estate where Ms Fox and her son lived and carried out door-to-door inquiries over the weekend.
The remains of fireworks found in the street were also collected for potential evidence.The remains of fireworks found in the street were also collected for potential evidence.
Detectives have stressed that despite the arrests, they are still in the early stages of the investigation and are continuing for people with any information on the murder to contact them.
Ms Fox, whose family have described her as a "loving and caring" self-sacrificing woman, is believed to have gone back to rescue her cat after helping her son escape.
The teenager ran to alert neighbours that his mother was still trapped inside and when fire crews entered the property they found she had already died.
Floral tributes have been placed outside the family home.