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| Leicester family house fire deaths: Seven arrested | Leicester family house fire deaths: Seven arrested |
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| Seven people have been arrested in connection with a house fire in Leicester that killed four people. | |
| Shehnila Taufiq, who was in her 40s, her sons Jamal, 15, and Bilal, 17, and daughter Zainab, 19, died in the fire in Wood Hill on 13 September. | Shehnila Taufiq, who was in her 40s, her sons Jamal, 15, and Bilal, 17, and daughter Zainab, 19, died in the fire in Wood Hill on 13 September. |
| Leicestershire Police said it executed warrants at houses in the Leicester area on Wednesday morning. | |
| Two youths aged 16 and 18 and two 19-year-olds were held, plus three men aged 20, 21 and 24. | Two youths aged 16 and 18 and two 19-year-olds were held, plus three men aged 20, 21 and 24. |
| They all remain in police custody while inquiries continue. | |
| Kemo Porter, 18, of Browning Street, Leicester has been charged with four counts of murder and is due to appear at Leicester Crown Court at a later date. | |
| Det Supt Kate Meynell encouraged anyone with information, who has not already spoken to police, to come forward. |