Girl, 7, killed alongside aunt in fatal house fire horror
The victims of a fire feared to be a gangland revenge attack linked to the A66 crash have been named and pictured for the first time. Valentine Foster, aged seven years old, and her aunt Natalie McDonald, 34, died in the fire in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough this morning.
TL;DR
- Valentine Foster, 7, and Natalie McDonald, 34, died in a house fire in Grangetown.
- Two men, aged 23 and 31, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody.
- A 48-year-old woman is in critical condition, and three others sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
- Police are exploring a possible connection between the fire and a recent A66 crash that killed two police officers and five civilians.
- The A66 crash involved a car evading police colliding with a police vehicle.