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| Dad suspect in home fire deaths | Dad suspect in home fire deaths |
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| Police are treating Arthur McElhill as a suspect in the fire that killed his partner and five children in Omagh. | |
| He died with his partner, Lorraine McGovern, and their children, Caroline, Sean, Bellina, Clodagh and James in a fire at Lammy Crescent on Tuesday. | He died with his partner, Lorraine McGovern, and their children, Caroline, Sean, Bellina, Clodagh and James in a fire at Lammy Crescent on Tuesday. |
| Petrol had been scattered around the house and it had been set alight. | Petrol had been scattered around the house and it had been set alight. |
| The bodies of the family of seven are expected to be removed from the ruins of their home later and forensic examinations of the scene continue. | |
| Police said on Thursday that all seven deaths were being treated as murder and they would not be commenting on the specifics of the investigation. | Police said on Thursday that all seven deaths were being treated as murder and they would not be commenting on the specifics of the investigation. |
| Further forensic tests at the house are due to be carried out. | Further forensic tests at the house are due to be carried out. |
| Community worker Gerry McCusker said this would be a difficult day. | Community worker Gerry McCusker said this would be a difficult day. |
| "When the bodies are being removed, it is hoped that we will pay a prayer tribute to the family," he said. | "When the bodies are being removed, it is hoped that we will pay a prayer tribute to the family," he said. |
| A senior fire investigator is being flown in from England to assist with the investigation. | A senior fire investigator is being flown in from England to assist with the investigation. |
| Mr McElhill was a farmer from Ederney. | Mr McElhill was a farmer from Ederney. |
| The eldest of the five children, Caroline, 13, attended the nearby Sacred Heart College. | The eldest of the five children, Caroline, 13, attended the nearby Sacred Heart College. |
| Sean, 7, and Bellina, 4, were pupils at St Conor's Primary School and the two youngest were Clodagh, 19 months, and James, who was nine months old. | Sean, 7, and Bellina, 4, were pupils at St Conor's Primary School and the two youngest were Clodagh, 19 months, and James, who was nine months old. |