Waterford fire: Philip and Kim English named among four killed as two children remain critical – Video
Waterford fire victims have been named locally as Philip English, his wife Kim and their children Callum and Jayden, both under 10, as police investigate a suspected deliberate attack on their home in southeast Ireland.
Two other children from the family were rescued and remain critically ill at Children’s Health Ireland in Crumlin, Dublin, according to the report.
Emergency crews were called to the two-storey house on the Birchwood estate shortly after 5 a.m. on Tuesday, October 13.
Murder investigation and searches
Gardaí have launched a murder investigation. Chief Superintendent Anthony Pettit said investigators believed the fire was deliberately started and that an unidentified person had attacked the house.
Irish media reported that detectives searched two homes in Waterford on Tuesday night. No arrests had been reported.
Possible debt link under investigation
According to the Irish Examiner, investigators are examining whether an alleged drug debt connected to someone close to the family could be linked to the attack.
Reports describe a suspected petrol bomb attack, but the method and motive have not been established in the information provided.
The family had reportedly faced earlier threats, and local representatives had been trying to help them move to another home.
