Arrests made after 3 die in house fire
Three people have died in a house fire in Prestatyn in North Wales.
Lee-Anna Shiers, aged 20, was killed with her niece Skye Allen and nephew Bailey Allen when a fire broke out in their flat in Prestatyn.
Miss Shiers’ partner Liam Timbrell, and their baby son are being treated in hospital.
North Wales Police have arrested two tenants from the same building on suspicion of murder.
Firefighters tried to save the victims at the flat in Maes Y Groes, Prestatyn, at around 10pm on Friday 19th October.
A spokesperson for the Welsh Ambulance Service said that the survivors were taken to Glan Clwyd Hospital where they remain in a critical but stable condition.
Detective Superintendent John Chapman said: “My heart goes out to the family and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time. We would appeal for anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the Maes y Groes area of Prestatyn yesterday evening to get in contact as soon as possible by calling us on 101. We are deploying family liaison officers to work closely with the next of kin at this difficult time. There is a team of dedicated officers working on specific lines of inquiry in relation to this incident.”