Smith jailed for at least 30 years for fire that killed 5

Melanie Smith, a woman who started a devastating blaze which killed five members of a family. Credit: North Wales Police/PA Wire

The father of two children, murdered by a woman in a drunken rage, spoke today of his grief that he would never see them grow up.

They were among five members of the same family, killed when Melanie Smith deliberately set fire to a pushchair, trapping them in their flat.

Today Smith was jailed for at least 30 years.

ITV News correspondent Neil Connery reports: