Leukaemia house fire orphan dies

[jon_hall]

A teenager who lost his parents and four sisters in a house fire in Lancashire in November has died at a hospital in Greater Manchester.

Teenager Adam Riaz from Accrington was receiving treatment for leukaemia in Manchester's Christie Hospital when his family was killed in the fire.

 

Lancashire Police believe that the house fire on 1 November was started by Adam's father Mohammed Riaz.

 

An inquest into all six deaths has been opened and adjourned until February.

 

Murder suspect

 

Detectives believe Mohammed Riaz, 49, locked all the doors in the house before starting several fires all over the house using accelerants.

 

He was named as the only suspect in the murder investigation but died in hospital before detectives could question him.

 

Caneze Riaz, 39, and children Sayrah, 16, Sophia, 12, Alicia, 10, and Hannah, aged three, died in their beds at the house in Accrington, Lancashire.

 

Lancashire Police are investigating the possibility that Mr and Mrs Riaz were having marriage problems.

[Paul B]

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