Police have now launched a triple murder investigation after a mum from a flat fire that killed her two children has also died in hospital.
Fatoumatta Hydara, aged 28, was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre following the fire in Fairisle Close, Clifton, at 3.17am on Sunday (20 November 2022).
She was placed on a life support machine but died on Tuesday morning (22 November 2022).
The woman’s two children, Naeemah Drammeh, aged one, and Fatimah Drammeh, aged three, were taken to the same hospital but were pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
A murder inquiry was launched after a joint fire and police investigation concluded the fire was started deliberately.
A 31-year-old man from Clifton who was arrested on Sunday night remains in custody. Police have been awarded an additional 36 hours to interview him.
