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| Prestatyn fire deaths trial: Judge will accept majority verdict | |
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| The judge in the trial of a woman accused of killing five family members said he will accept a majority verdict. | |
| Mr Justice John Griffith Williams gave the instruction after the jury had failed to reach a decision. | |
| Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, her partner Liam Timbrell, 23, died with son Charlie, 15 months, and his cousins Skye, two, and Bailey, four, as a result of a fire at their Prestatyn flat. | Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, her partner Liam Timbrell, 23, died with son Charlie, 15 months, and his cousins Skye, two, and Bailey, four, as a result of a fire at their Prestatyn flat. |
| Melanie Smith, 43, denies starting the fatal blaze last October. | Melanie Smith, 43, denies starting the fatal blaze last October. |
| Mold Crown Court was told the fire was started in a row over a pushchair being left in the shared hallway. | Mold Crown Court was told the fire was started in a row over a pushchair being left in the shared hallway. |
| The jury heard accusations during the three-week trial that Ms Smith, who lived in the flat below the family, threatened to burn Ms Shiers' flat. | The jury heard accusations during the three-week trial that Ms Smith, who lived in the flat below the family, threatened to burn Ms Shiers' flat. |
| The fire spread upstairs, trapping the family. Ms Shiers, her niece and nephew died in the fire. | The fire spread upstairs, trapping the family. Ms Shiers, her niece and nephew died in the fire. |
| Mr Timbrell and Charlie died later in hospital. | Mr Timbrell and Charlie died later in hospital. |