Man, 23, charged with murder over fire that killed girl, 7, & aunt
A MAN has been charged with murder after a seven-year-old girl and her aunt were killed in a house fire in Middlesbrough.
TL;DR
- A 23-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder.
- Seven-year-old Valentina Foster and her aunt Natalie McDonald died in a house fire.
- Three other people were injured in the blaze.
- A 48-year-old woman was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
- The incident is not being linked to a previous fatal crash on the A66.
- The charged man will appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court.