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Murder arrests after Wales fire kills two children and aunt | Murder arrests after Wales fire kills two children and aunt |
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Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder by Welsh police after two children and their aunt died in a fire. | Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder by Welsh police after two children and their aunt died in a fire. |
Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, was killed after the blaze broke out in Prestatyn, North Wales, while her nephew Bailey Allen, four, and niece Skye Allen, two, also perished. | Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, was killed after the blaze broke out in Prestatyn, North Wales, while her nephew Bailey Allen, four, and niece Skye Allen, two, also perished. |
Their bodies were pulled from the first floor flat in Maes Y Groes after it was engulfed in flames on Friday night. | Their bodies were pulled from the first floor flat in Maes Y Groes after it was engulfed in flames on Friday night. |
Firefighters managed to rescue Miss Shiers' partner Liam Timbrell, 23, and their son Charlie Timbrell, 15 months, who were rushed to Glan Clwyd Hospital by ambulance. | Firefighters managed to rescue Miss Shiers' partner Liam Timbrell, 23, and their son Charlie Timbrell, 15 months, who were rushed to Glan Clwyd Hospital by ambulance. |
Mr Timbrell, who remains in a critical but stable condition, was later transferred to Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, while Charlie was moved to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool. | Mr Timbrell, who remains in a critical but stable condition, was later transferred to Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, while Charlie was moved to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool. |
North Wales Police on Saturday arrested two ground floor tenants, a man, aged 45, and a woman, aged 42, on suspicion of murder. | North Wales Police on Saturday arrested two ground floor tenants, a man, aged 45, and a woman, aged 42, on suspicion of murder. |
Detective Superintendent John Chapman expressed his sympathy for the victims' families and said: "There is a team of dedicated officers working on specific lines of inquiry in relation to this incident." | Detective Superintendent John Chapman expressed his sympathy for the victims' families and said: "There is a team of dedicated officers working on specific lines of inquiry in relation to this incident." |
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