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| Fire death family funeral is held | Fire death family funeral is held |
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| Hundreds of mourners are expected at the funeral of a mother and her four daughters who were killed when their house was deliberately set on fire. | Hundreds of mourners are expected at the funeral of a mother and her four daughters who were killed when their house was deliberately set on fire. |
| 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. | |
| Police believe the blaze was started by the girls' father Mohammed who died two days after being pulled from the blaze. | Police believe the blaze was started by the girls' father Mohammed who died two days after being pulled from the blaze. |
| A private service will take place at Raza Jamia Mosque on Grimshaw Street. | A private service will take place at Raza Jamia Mosque on Grimshaw Street. |
| A public funeral service will take place at Accrington Cemetery later in the afternoon. | A public funeral service will take place at Accrington Cemetery later in the afternoon. |
| Asleep in bed | Asleep in bed |
| Roads around the cemetery on Burnley Road will be closed off to accommodate the anticipated numbers of mourners. | Roads around the cemetery on Burnley Road will be closed off to accommodate the anticipated numbers of mourners. |
| Detectives believe Mohammed Riaz, 49, locked all the doors in the house before starting several fires all over the house using accelerants. | Detectives believe Mohammed Riaz, 49, locked all the doors in the house before starting several fires all over the house using accelerants. |
| Mohammed Riaz' body will be sent back to Pakistan for burial | Mohammed Riaz' body will be sent back to Pakistan for burial |
| He was named as the only suspect in the murder investigation but died in hospital before detectives could question him. | He was named as the only suspect in the murder investigation but died in hospital before detectives could question him. |
| His wife and daughters were all asleep in bed and were overcome by the smoke, dying in their beds in the blaze on 1 November. | His wife and daughters were all asleep in bed and were overcome by the smoke, dying in their beds in the blaze on 1 November. |
| The couple's only son, Adam, 17, escaped the tragedy because he is in The Christie Hospital, Manchester, battling leukaemia. | The couple's only son, Adam, 17, escaped the tragedy because he is in The Christie Hospital, Manchester, battling leukaemia. |
| Lancashire Police are investigating the possibility that Mr and Mrs Riaz were having marriage problems. | Lancashire Police are investigating the possibility that Mr and Mrs Riaz were having marriage problems. |
| Mrs Riaz was described as a bubbly and popular "pillar of the community" and had been extremely active in the local area. | Mrs Riaz was described as a bubbly and popular "pillar of the community" and had been extremely active in the local area. |
| The body of Mr Riaz will be returned to his native Pakistan for burial after his body is released. | The body of Mr Riaz will be returned to his native Pakistan for burial after his body is released. |
| An inquest into all six deaths has been opened and adjourned until February. | An inquest into all six deaths has been opened and adjourned until February. |