A mum-of-ten died in a house fire despite the desperate efforts of her partner who managed to break down the door in an attempt to save her. Kelly-Marie Watton was tragically pronounced dead at the scene of the blaze which broke out in the early hours of June 20, 2021, an inquest heard on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old was alone in the house in Holywell when the fire started just after midnight, North Wales Live reports. CCTV footage taken from a camera from across the road on the Holway estate showed how the living room light was switched on at 12.08am and switched off shortly afterwards.
By 12.33am, the footage showed smoke inside the house with the fire visible by 12.40am. A neighbour alerted the fire service at 1.13am by which time the fire had fully developed, according to fire investigator Timothy Owen who appeared as a witness at the court in Ruthin County Hall.
