Fire Deaths: Man Guilty Of Killing Four Siblings

[Jazzy]

A man has been found guilty of starting a fire in a bedroom wardrobe which killed four brothers and sisters in their home.

Dyson Allen, 19, was convicted of four counts of manslaughter by a jury at Preston Crown Court.

He was cleared of their murders.

Four-year-old twins Holly and Ella Smith and their two-year-old brother Jordan were asleep as the blaze took hold at the house in Freckleton, Lancashire.

Their elder brother Reece, 19, was overcome by fumes as he went upstairs to try to rescue them.

All four died from the effects of smoke inhalation following the blaze on January 7, last year.

Members of the victims' family shouted "yes" in tears as the jury foreman returned each guilty verdict, while Allen held his hands over his eyes in shock and wept.

Sentencing was adjourned until September 27 for the preparation of psychiatric reports.

Mr Justice Males told the court: "There must be no doubt that it is inevitable there will be a substantial prison sentence."

The trial heard that on the night of the fire there had been a party to celebrate the birthday of the victim's mother, Michelle Smith.

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What the heck does :

He was cleared of their murders.

mean? Substantial prison time? They need to lock his sick arse up for the rest of his life!

 

[The Dragon Master]

Here in England murder only gets you 25 years, and in special cases a lot longer. So he's probably only going to get something ridiculous like 15 years. This wasn't manslaughter, it's murder being high on drugs doesn't give him any excuse for doing this.