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Updated at 9.10pm
FOUR PEOPLE – INCLUDING a boy aged 16 have appeared in court in Leicester today, each charged with four counts of murder in relation to the house fire that killed the family of Dublin-based neurosurgeon Muhammad Taufiq al Sattar.
The doctor’s wife Shehnila, their 19-year-old daughter Zainab, and teenage sons Jamal (15) and Bilal (17), died in the early hours of 13 September after a blaze broke out at their home.
According to Sky News, the four accused appeared at Leicester Magistrates Court this morning, confirming their names, ages and addresses in a hearing lasting under three minutes.
Jackson Powell (19), Nathaniel Mullings (19), Shaun Carter (24) and the 16-year-old youth – who cannot be named for legal reasons – were remanded in custody to appear again this coming Tuesday.
Another man, 18-year-old Kemo Anthony Porter, has also been charged with murder in connection with the case, and is due to appear in court again next Friday.
This article was originally posted at 2.28pm
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That poor poor man. How can anyone even contemplate
doing such a horrific thing to an innocent family
They’re all fairly young. Why would they do such an awful thing
I hope they rot in jail until they die!
Disgusting s*um!
Gotta agree with Abdelrani… They will get the judgement they deserve in the next world. It is beyond our remit to do it for Him.
Deepest condolences to Mr.Sattar.
Terrible tragedy, may they rest in peace, and may God give him to strength to go on
When will some news source tell us the motive?
But where was god when the fire started? What was all the praying for? The life of devotion? The move to Britain for a Muslim education? Where was this Allah? He sounds pretty useless to me.
This is a disgusting and vile tragedy. It is heartbreaking to think of the poor man. I hope he has good friends and relations to help him cope, insofar as coping is possible.
And motive? I don’t think it matters because there is no motive for this kind of crime.
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