Essex fire murder probe
A house fire that killed a mother and her five children in Harlow, Essex, last month is now being treated as a murder investigation, Essex Police have said.
A house fire that killed a mother and her five children in Harlow, Essex, last month is now being treated as a murder investigation, Essex Police have said.
Paramedics and fire fighters have arrived at the Harlow Islamic Centre, for the funeral of Sabah Usmani, a doctor, who along with her children - Hira, 12, Sohaib, 11, Muneeb, nine, Rayyan, six, and Maheen, three - died in a house blaze in Barn Mead, Harlow, Essex, last week.
Three-year-old Maheen Shakoor has died as a result of the house fire, which claimed the lives of her mother and four siblings.
Police have revealed a father 'fought hard' in a bid to save his family from a fire, which claimed the lives of his wife and four children.