Police give update on murder probe after house fire killed girl, 7, and aunt
The blaze in Grangetown(Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
TL;DR
- A 31-year-old man arrested in connection with a fatal house fire has been released without further action.
- The fire, which occurred on August 26, resulted in the deaths of Natalie McDonald, 34, and her niece Valentina Foster, aged seven.
- Four other individuals were injured in the blaze.
- A 23-year-old man is currently being questioned by police.
- Two individuals, a 48-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, remain in hospital with critical and treated conditions respectively.
- Two teenage girls have been discharged from the hospital.
- Police are not currently linking the fatal blaze to a separate crash on the A66.
- The victims' family has paid tribute to Natalie McDonald and Valentina Foster.