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| Two in court for flat fire deaths | Two in court for flat fire deaths |
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| Two teenagers have appeared in court charged with murdering a teenage girl and her grandmother who died in a flat fire in east London. | Two teenagers have appeared in court charged with murdering a teenage girl and her grandmother who died in a flat fire in east London. |
| The bodies of Shannen Vickers, 17, and Pauline Adams, 57, were found in Malmesbury House, Cyprus Street in Bethnal Green, on Sunday. | The bodies of Shannen Vickers, 17, and Pauline Adams, 57, were found in Malmesbury House, Cyprus Street in Bethnal Green, on Sunday. |
| Jake Sheehan, 19, of Bethnal Green and David Philip, 18, of Leopold Street, Bow, have been charged with murder. | Jake Sheehan, 19, of Bethnal Green and David Philip, 18, of Leopold Street, Bow, have been charged with murder. |
| The teenagers were remanded in custody by Havering Magistrates' Court. | The teenagers were remanded in custody by Havering Magistrates' Court. |
| They are due to appear at the Old Bailey on 15 April for a plea hearing. | |
| Firefighters found the victims in a rear bedroom of the three-bedroom flat on the fifth floor on Sunday morning. | Firefighters found the victims in a rear bedroom of the three-bedroom flat on the fifth floor on Sunday morning. |
| Neighbours had managed to escape the seven-storey building by the time the emergency services arrived. | Neighbours had managed to escape the seven-storey building by the time the emergency services arrived. |
| Shannen was studying business studies at Epping Forest College in Loughton, Essex. | Shannen was studying business studies at Epping Forest College in Loughton, Essex. |