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Man arrested in connection with fatal house fire released

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Young, D. (2026, October 26). Man arrested in connection with fatal house fire released. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/press-association-b1302365.html

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A man in his 20s who was arrested in connection with a fatal house fire that killed Kim and Phillip English and their two sons, Callum and Jayden, has been released without charge. The incident occurred on October 13 in the Birchwood area of Waterford. Gardaí are investigating the deaths as murder cases. This is the sixth arrest made by police; three other individuals arrested previously were also released pending further investigation. Files for all those involved will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Earlier, Jessica Dalton and Cian Stacey appeared in court charged with criminal damage and assault causing serious harm but were remanded into custody.

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On October 26, a man arrested in connection with the fatal house fire that killed Kim and Phillip English and their sons Callum and Jayden was released without charge. The incident occurred on October 13 in the Birchwood area of Waterford, where two other children were also critically injured. Gardaí are treating the deaths as murder but have yet to press charges against the arrested man, who is now the sixth person to be freed pending a gardaí file being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Earlier, three individuals — a 50-year-old man and two women in their 30s — were also released without charge. Meanwhile, Jessica Dalton, 31, from Waterford city, and Cian Stacey, 21, who has no fixed abode, have been remanded into custody on charges unrelated to the fire but involving criminal damage and assault causing serious harm.

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A man arrested in connection with a fatal fire that claimed the lives of a couple and two children has been released without charge. asserted

that → arrest → charge

Kim and Phillip English and their sons Callum and Jayden died in the fire in their home in the Birchwood area of Waterford on October 13. asserted

English → die → October

Gardaí are treating their deaths as murder. asserted

Gardaí → treat → murder

Two other children were critically injured in the blaze. asserted

children → injure → blaze

The arrested man, aged in his 20s, was released pending a gardaí file being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). asserted

file → arrest → Prosecutions

He is the sixth person to have been arrested in connection with the fire. asserted

He → arrest → fire

A man in his 50s and two women in their 30s arrested by gardaí last week were released without charge at the weekend. asserted

man → arrest → weekend

Files are also being prepared for the DPP for those three individuals. asserted

Files → prepare → individuals

Earlier this month, a man and woman appeared in court charged in relation to the attack. asserted

man → appear → attack

Jessica Dalton, 31, with an address in Waterford city, and Cian Stacey, 21, of no fixed abode, were remanded into custody charged with one count of criminal damage and two counts of assault causing serious harm. asserted

Dalton → remand → harm

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