Mum died in house fire as husband saved kids & made desperate bid to save her
A MUM-of-four died in a “ferocious” house fire as her husband desperately tried to save her by scaling a drainpipe, an inquest heard.
TL;DR
- Kate Mulcahy, 37, died in a house fire at her £1.2m home in Middleton, Manchester, in November 2024.
- Her husband, John Mulcahy, woke to a smoke alarm and safely evacuated their four children before attempting to rescue his wife.
- Mr. Mulcahy scaled a drainpipe to the roof and smashed a skylight in a desperate attempt to reach Mrs. Mulcahy, who was in an attic room.
- The fire is believed to have originated in the attic room, which was fully engulfed in flames.
- A post mortem revealed Mrs. Mulcahy died from burns and smoke inhalation, with no evidence of assault or underlying disease.
- The coroner concluded the death was accidental, stating that while the circumstances were investigated, the precise cause of the fire remained unknown.
- Detective Inspector Kim Tallis-Hines found no evidence of suspicious circumstances or third-party involvement.