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Child, 6, dies weeks after Waterford arson attack

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Child, 6, dies weeks after Waterford arson attack

A six-year-old boy who was critically injured in a suspected arson attack at his family home in County Waterford has died. His parents, Kim English and Philip English, and two of his siblings, 12-year-old Callum and nine-year-old Jayden, died in the house fire on Birch Avenue, on the outskirts of Waterford on 13 October.

In a brief statement on Friday, Irish police said: "The thoughts of all members of An Garda Síochána are with the extended English family at this sad time." Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

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