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.<br /><br />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).<br /><br />She was placed on a life support machine but died on Tuesday morning (22 November 2022).<br /><br />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.<br /><br />A murder inquiry was launched after a joint fire and police investigation concluded the fire was started deliberately.<br /><br />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.
