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Hundreds of mourners gathered at the funeral of a mother and her four daughters who were killed when their house was deliberately set on fire.Hundreds of mourners gathered 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.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 took place at Raza Jamia Mosque on Grimshaw Street.A private service took place at Raza Jamia Mosque on Grimshaw Street.
The five coffins were driven to the mosque under police escort, and Caneze was taken in first followed by her children.The five coffins were driven to the mosque under police escort, and Caneze was taken in first followed by her children.
The caskets were draped in black and green cloth embellished with pink and gold Arabic decoration.
Mohammed Riaz's body will be sent back to Pakistan for burialMohammed Riaz's body will be sent back to Pakistan for burial
The caskets were draped in black and green cloth embellished with pink and gold Arabic decoration.
A public funeral service was held at Accrington Cemetery later in the afternoon.A public funeral service was held at Accrington Cemetery later in the afternoon.
Roads around the cemetery on Burnley Road were closed off to accommodate the mourners.Roads around the cemetery on Burnley Road were closed off to accommodate the 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.
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 cortege arrived under police escort
'Marriage problems'
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.
His mother had visited him only hours before her death.His mother had visited him only hours before her death.
He joined his uncle Barry Khanan, Caneze's brother, for the burial at the cemetery.He joined his uncle Barry Khanan, Caneze's brother, for the burial at the cemetery.
Hundreds of mourners also surrounded the burial plot high on a hillside above the town.Hundreds of mourners also surrounded the burial plot high on a hillside above the town.
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 it is released.The body of Mr Riaz will be returned to his native Pakistan for burial after it 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.