Families affected by drug intimidation plan Leinster House protest after Waterford murders
Families affected by drug-related intimidation plan to protest outside the Irish parliament following an arson attack in Waterford that killed four people.
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Gardaí have arrested two people after a petrol-bomb attack killed four family members in Waterford, the Irish Examiner reported. Kim and Philip English died alongside their sons, 12-year-old Callum and nine-year-old Jayden, in Tuesday's house fire in Birchwood. [1]
According to the Irish Examiner, those arrested are a young couple with children. Officers seized a vehicle and are questioning the pair on suspicion of assisting an organised crime group to execute the arson attack. [1]
In response to the killings, families affected by drug-related intimidation are planning a demonstration at Leinster House to express their anger and frustration, the Irish Examiner and BreakingNews.ie reported. Leinster House is the seat of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Ireland, and previously served as the ducal palace of the Dukes of Leinster. [1][2][3]
In short
- Four members of the English family died in a Waterford arson attack on Tuesday.
- Gardaí arrested two people on suspicion of helping an organised crime group with the attack.
- Families facing drug-related intimidation plan to protest outside Leinster House.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Families plagued by drug-related intimidation plan Leinster House protestirishexaminer.com, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Families plagued by drug-related intimidation plan Leinster House protestBreakingNews.ie, 2h ago
Background
- [3]Leinster House on Wikipedia
- [4]Arguments for and against drug prohibition on Wikipedia
- [5]Leinster House on Grokipedia
- [6]Syrian families protest in Damascus demanding release of detainees held by Israel FTMQ News, 4d ago
- [7]Egyptian journalists plan Cairo protest following detention of six colleagues FTMQ News, 7d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 7 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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