A MUM has been charged over the deaths of two sets of twins killed in a horror house fire.
Deveca Rose, 29, was charged on Thursday with four counts of manslaughter following the deaths of four brothers in a fire in south London in December 2021.
Brothers Kyson and Bryson, four, and Leyton and Logan, three, died[/caption]
She has also been charged with child abandonment contrary to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
Deveca will appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on December 11.
It follows the tragic death of two sets of twin brothers – Leyton and Logan Hoath, aged three, and Kyson and Bryson Hoath, aged four.
Emergency services were called to a fire at an address in Collingwood Road, Sutton, at around 7pm on December 16, 2021.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Officers understand the significant impact on the local community following this devastating incident, and they would like to reassure people that this extremely complex investigation continues, supported by partner agencies including the Crown Prosecution Service and London Fire Brigade.”
The huge inferno ripped through the entire ground floor of the mid-terraced house overwhelming the four boys with smoke.
Sixty firefighters got to the scene in under three minutes and tried to rescue the boys.
The children were pulled from the blaze by hero firefighters but tragically could not be saved.
Medics attempted CPR outside the house where the brothers’ unopened Christmas gifts lay under the tree in cinders.
The football-mad boys’ dad, Dalton Hoath, 28, said: “I’ll never get to take them to their first game. I’m devastated.”
Dalton, whose dad works for AFC Wimbledon, said: “Their first football game was all they were talking about. Now I won’t be able to see them playing or watching football.
“It would have been passing down a tradition as the family have supported Wimbledon for years.
“They were bright, caring, loveable boys. I don’t know how I will carry on. It’s a miracle I haven’t lost the plot already.”
The children were pulled from the blaze but tragically could not be saved[/caption]
Sixty firefighters got to the scene in under three minutes[/caption]
GRIPPED BY GRIEF
FOUR blue teddy bears were among heartbreaking tributes left at the scene of the fire which consumed the area with shock and grief.
Dozens of locals, many in tears, laid flowers and messages of condolence by the police cordon.
Another black and white bear was left next to a candle with the message “RIP sweet little ones”.
St Nicholas Church, whose spire is visible from the scene, opened its doors for people needing to pray.
Parish priest Frances Arnold said: “Those who have come in have been shocked and wanting to find somewhere to go.
“We’re really shocked by the tragic loss of the children.”
The house where the four died is also close to the ground of League Two football side Sutton United.
