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| Murder inquiry into Leicester family house fire deaths | Murder inquiry into Leicester family house fire deaths |
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| Police have launched a murder investigation after four members of the same family were killed in a house fire in Leicester. | Police have launched a murder investigation after four members of the same family were killed in a house fire in Leicester. |
| The victims have not been formally identified but police believe they are a woman and her three teenage children. | The victims have not been formally identified but police believe they are a woman and her three teenage children. |
| Detectives believe the mother was in her late 40s, her daughter was 19, and her two sons were 17 and 15. | Detectives believe the mother was in her late 40s, her daughter was 19, and her two sons were 17 and 15. |
| Police said they are "unable to rule out" that the fire was linked to the murder of a man in his 20s on Thursday. | |
| The man was assaulted in Kent Street, less than a mile away from the house, and died later in hospital. | |
| Assistant Chief Constable Roger Bannister said Leicestershire Police was examining the possibility of the blaze being a revenge attack. | Assistant Chief Constable Roger Bannister said Leicestershire Police was examining the possibility of the blaze being a revenge attack. |
| "These are both very serious incidents and investigations have begun to establish if there are any links between them," he said. | |
| "I understand the level of concern there may be in the city and would ask things not to escalate. | |
| "I invite people, that if they have any concerns, to speak to the officers at the scene or call the police." |