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| Convicted sex offender Arthur McElhill killed himself and his family in a house fire in Omagh, County Tyrone, a coroner ruled on Tuesday. | |
| McElhill burned the house down because his partner threatened to leave him, Northern Ireland coroner Suzanne Anderson found. | McElhill burned the house down because his partner threatened to leave him, Northern Ireland coroner Suzanne Anderson found. |
| Arthur McElhill, Lorraine McGovern and their five children died in the blaze at Lammy Crescent in 2007. | Arthur McElhill, Lorraine McGovern and their five children died in the blaze at Lammy Crescent in 2007. |
| He had been having sex with a teenage girl in the weeks before the fire. | He had been having sex with a teenage girl in the weeks before the fire. |
| The inquest also heard of McElhill's previous suicide attempts, and his use of a Bebo social-networking account in his son's name to groom teenage girls for sex. | The inquest also heard of McElhill's previous suicide attempts, and his use of a Bebo social-networking account in his son's name to groom teenage girls for sex. |
| The evidence that his wife was planning to leave included found five full bottles of baby milk found in an upstairs bedroom. | |
| Detective Chief Inspector Scott had told the inquest: "I don't think it was for one night. It would be inconceivable that they would need so much milk." | |
| More follows. |