Waterford police suspect drug debt behind fire that killed family of four
Police in Waterford believe a drug gang may have targeted the English family because of a debt owed by someone connected to them. Philip and Kim English and their sons Callum, 12, and Jayden, nine, died after a suspected petrol bomb set fire to their home; the case is being investigated as a quadruple murder.
The two other children, Nadia and Elliot, were in critical condition in hospital, with Nadia on life support, according to the article. Investigators are examining whether the attack was linked to a five-figure drug debt and a gang enforcer; police have not established this as fact. The family had previously reported intimidation, including a car fire and an earlier attempted arson attack.
- Four members of a Waterford family died in a suspected arson attack.
- Police are investigating a possible link to a drug debt.
- Two other children were critically ill in hospital.
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Waterford is a city in south-east Ireland. Police are investigating the deaths of Philip and Kim English and their sons Callum and Jayden after a fire at the family home, treating the case as a suspected murder of four people.
Investigators are looking at whether the attack was connected to a drug debt owed by someone linked to the family, but they have not confirmed that as a motive. The family had previously reported intimidation, including a car fire and an attempted arson attack, and two other children were in critical condition in hospital.
The case concerns how the family came to be targeted and whether others may have been involved. Police are gathering evidence to establish what happened and whether the suspected links to a gang are substantiated.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Innocent couple killed alongside two of their children in arson attack were targeted by drug gang over debt owed by man connected to the family, cops fear”.