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| Prestatyn fire: woman appears in court charged with four counts of murder | Prestatyn fire: woman appears in court charged with four counts of murder |
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| A woman has appeared in court charged with four counts of murder after a house fire killed four members of the same family. | A woman has appeared in court charged with four counts of murder after a house fire killed four members of the same family. |
| Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, her four-year-old nephew Bailey and two-year-old niece Skye died in the blaze in Prestatyn, north Wales, on 19 October. | Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, her four-year-old nephew Bailey and two-year-old niece Skye died in the blaze in Prestatyn, north Wales, on 19 October. |
| Firefighters managed to rescue Shiers' 15-month-old son Charlie and his father, Liam Timbrell, 23, from their first-floor flat , but the child died two days later and Timbrell remains in a serious condition in hospital. | Firefighters managed to rescue Shiers' 15-month-old son Charlie and his father, Liam Timbrell, 23, from their first-floor flat , but the child died two days later and Timbrell remains in a serious condition in hospital. |
| Melanie Jane Smith, 42, was charged on Monday night with four counts of murder, one count of arson with intent to endanger life, and threats to commit criminal damage. | Melanie Jane Smith, 42, was charged on Monday night with four counts of murder, one count of arson with intent to endanger life, and threats to commit criminal damage. |
| Smith, who lives in the flat below the victims, appeared at Prestatyn magistrates court on Tuesday. Her solicitor, Chris Dawson, said she denied the allegations against her. | Smith, who lives in the flat below the victims, appeared at Prestatyn magistrates court on Tuesday. Her solicitor, Chris Dawson, said she denied the allegations against her. |
| The chairman of the magistrates, Kenneth Allitt, remanded Smith in custody to appear before Mold crown court on Wednesday. | The chairman of the magistrates, Kenneth Allitt, remanded Smith in custody to appear before Mold crown court on Wednesday. |
| As Smith was taken down to the cells, two women in the public gallery shouted out the names of Skye and Bailey and a third woman shouted "rot in hell" at the defendant. | As Smith was taken down to the cells, two women in the public gallery shouted out the names of Skye and Bailey and a third woman shouted "rot in hell" at the defendant. |
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