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| Faisal Latif admits 1992 Middleport fire deaths | Faisal Latif admits 1992 Middleport fire deaths |
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| A man has admitted killing a mother and her son in a house fire more than 20 years ago. | A man has admitted killing a mother and her son in a house fire more than 20 years ago. |
| Faisal Latif, 44, was arrested in the USA in January, wanted on five charges, including two of murder. | Faisal Latif, 44, was arrested in the USA in January, wanted on five charges, including two of murder. |
| Marilyn Cook and her 16-year-old son Nicholas died in a fire at their home in Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent in 1992. | Marilyn Cook and her 16-year-old son Nicholas died in a fire at their home in Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent in 1992. |
| At the start of the trial at Stafford Crown Court, Latif pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter and one of arson with intent to endanger life. | |
| The pleas were accepted by the prosecution. | |
| Latif, who was extradited to the UK in March, was told to expect a lengthy prison sentence. | |
| Ms Cook's partner at the time, Steven Hillman, survived the fire at the house in Travers Street in April 1992, but has since died. |