Woman accused of murdering family in fire goes on trial today

 
Staff|Agency10 April 2013
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A woman accused of murdering five members of a family who died in a house fire will stand trial today.

Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, her four-year-old nephew Bailey and two-year-old niece Skye, died in the blaze at their home in north Wales on October 19 last year.

Firefighters managed to rescue Ms Shiers' 15-month-old son Charlie and his father Liam Timbrell, 23, from their first-floor flat, but they both died later in hospital.

Melanie Smith, 42, who lived in the flat below the victims in Maes y Groes, Prestatyn, denies five counts of murder and one count of making a threat to destroy or damage property.

She will stand trial at Mold Crown Court from 10.30am.

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