Man, 31, arrested over fire that killed girl, 7, & her aunt is released by cops
A MAN arrested on suspicion of murder after a seven-year-old girl and her aunt died in a house fire has been released without charge.
TL;DR
- A 31-year-old man arrested in connection with a fatal house fire has been released without charge.
- A 23-year-old man remains in custody for questioning regarding the fire.
- The fire resulted in the deaths of a seven-year-old girl and her aunt.
- The incident is part of a broader wave of crime in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, which has seen over 200 police officers drafted in.
- Other incidents in the area include a car ramming a house, a road crash, torched vehicles, and a stabbing.
- Several other individuals were injured in the house fire, with some being hospitalized.