Irish police hunt suspects following fatal Waterford arson attack
Irish police are searching for multiple suspects following a suspected petrol bomb attack in Waterford that killed four family members and critically injured two children.
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Garda! are conducting a manhunt for several people suspected of involvement in a fatal arson attack that killed a family of four in Waterford, the Irish Examiner reported. Police are pursuing a number of men from a local family believed to be involved in criminal activity and the drug trade. The runaway vehicle is believed to have been driven by a woman, and officers have executed multiple property searches. [1]
As FTMQ News reported earlier, the attack happened shortly after 5am on Tuesday in the Birchwood estate near Waterford city. The victims who died were identified as Philip and Kim English and two of their sons. Garda! immediately launched a murder investigation into the incident. [5][6]
Two other children were rescued from the house fire and remain critically ill in Crumlin Hospital, according to reports from FTMQ News and the Irish Examiner. As reported earlier by FTMQ News, investigators are probing a potential link between the fatal fire and a drug debt owed by an acquaintance of the family. [1][5][6]
In short
- Four members of the English family died in a suspected petrol bomb attack in Waterford.
- Two children were rescued from the house and remain in critical condition in hospital.
- Garda! are pursuing multiple suspects from a local family linked to criminal activity.
- Investigators are examining whether the arson attack is connected to a drug debt.
Sources
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- [1]Waterford family murder: Manhunt under way after fatal Birchwood estate arson attackirishexaminer.com, 19h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]List of unsolved murders (1980–1999) on Wikipedia
- [3]McGlincy murders on Wikipedia
- [4]Lincoln, England on Wikipedia
- [5]Four family members killed in Waterford arson attack FTMQ News, 2d ago
- [6]Gardaí probe suspected drug debt link in fatal Waterford fire FTMQ News, 2d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 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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