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Gardaí have carried out searches in relation to the fatal arson attack on the home of Kim and Philip English and their family in Birchwood Estate, Waterford City. The couple and two of their children, Callum who was 12, and nine-year-old Jayden died after an incendiary device
Kim English, Philip English and their sons, 12-year-old Callum and nine-year-old Jayden, died after an incendiary device – believed to be a petrol bomb - set fire to their home yesterday morning. Two other children, who’re aged 14 and six, are in a critical condition.
Jerry spoke to Mayor of Waterford Cllr Liam Brazil.
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