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| Prestatyn fire deaths trial: Jury sent home for night | |
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| A jury has been sent home for the night in the case of a woman accused of murdering five members of a family by setting fire to their home. | |
| Melanie Smith, 43, denies killing two adults and three children in Prestatyn. | Melanie Smith, 43, denies killing two adults and three children in Prestatyn. |
| It was alleged at Mold Crown Court the fire was started in a row over a pushchair being left in a shared hallway. | It was alleged at Mold Crown Court the fire was started in a row over a pushchair being left in a shared hallway. |
| Judge Mr Justice John Griffith Williams told the jury not to discuss the case overnight. | |
| Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, her nephew Bailey, four, niece Skye, two, partner Liam Timbrell, 23, and 15-month-old son Charlie all died last October. | Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, her nephew Bailey, four, niece Skye, two, partner Liam Timbrell, 23, and 15-month-old son Charlie all died last October. |
| The jury heard accusations during the three-week trial that Ms Smith, who lived in the flat below the family, started the fire in a row over a pushchair being left the shared hallway. | The jury heard accusations during the three-week trial that Ms Smith, who lived in the flat below the family, started the fire in a row over a pushchair being left the shared hallway. |
| The fire spread upstairs to Ms Shiers's flat, trapping the family and killing her, her niece and nephew outright. | The fire spread upstairs to Ms Shiers's flat, trapping the family and killing her, her niece and nephew outright. |
| Mr Timbrell and Charlie died later in hospital. | Mr Timbrell and Charlie died later in hospital. |