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Jurors shown CCTV of Leicester fire that killed Taufiq family | Jurors shown CCTV of Leicester fire that killed Taufiq family |
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Jurors have been shown CCTV footage of the moment a fire started in an alleged revenge attack on the wrong house, killing a woman and her three children. | Jurors have been shown CCTV footage of the moment a fire started in an alleged revenge attack on the wrong house, killing a woman and her three children. |
The footage shows eight figures walking towards the house in Leicester, and three figures running away after the fire starts. | The footage shows eight figures walking towards the house in Leicester, and three figures running away after the fire starts. |
Seven men and a youth have gone on trial over the fire on 13 September. | Seven men and a youth have gone on trial over the fire on 13 September. |
They deny murdering Shehnila Taufiq, 47, daughter Zainab, 19, and sons Bilal, 17, and Jamal, 15. | They deny murdering Shehnila Taufiq, 47, daughter Zainab, 19, and sons Bilal, 17, and Jamal, 15. |
The prosecution claims the group meant to target the mother of a man they believed had stabbed Antoin Akpom, a friend of theirs, just hours before. | |
However, the mother lived two doors away from the Taufiq family in Wood Hill, in the Spinney Hill area of Leicester. | However, the mother lived two doors away from the Taufiq family in Wood Hill, in the Spinney Hill area of Leicester. |
Opening the case at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday, prosecutor Richard Latham QC said the family were trapped upstairs after petrol was poured through the letterbox and lit. | Opening the case at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday, prosecutor Richard Latham QC said the family were trapped upstairs after petrol was poured through the letterbox and lit. |
Mr Latham said it caused "one of the worst domestic fires" one fireman had witnessed in 15 years. | Mr Latham said it caused "one of the worst domestic fires" one fireman had witnessed in 15 years. |
The family's father, Dr Muhammad Taufiq Al Sattar - a paediatric neurosurgeon - was working away in Dublin on the night of the fire. | The family's father, Dr Muhammad Taufiq Al Sattar - a paediatric neurosurgeon - was working away in Dublin on the night of the fire. |
The defendants who deny murder are: | The defendants who deny murder are: |
Mr Akpom, 20, died in hospital after suffering a collapsed lung due to the stabbing. | Mr Akpom, 20, died in hospital after suffering a collapsed lung due to the stabbing. |
Earlier this month 19-year-old Hussain Hussain was jailed for a minimum of 15 years for murdering him. | Earlier this month 19-year-old Hussain Hussain was jailed for a minimum of 15 years for murdering him. |
The jury failed to reach a verdict in the case of his co-accused Abdul Hakim, 19. | The jury failed to reach a verdict in the case of his co-accused Abdul Hakim, 19. |
The trial over the fire is expected to last up to eight weeks. | The trial over the fire is expected to last up to eight weeks. |
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