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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sammy Gecsoyler

Sutton house where fire killed four boys was 20cm deep in rubbish, court hears

Four young boys holding hands outside a house
Firefighters found Leyton and Logan Hoath, aged three, and Kyson and Bryson Hoath, aged four, hiding under a bed. Photograph: Enterprise News and Pictures

Four young boys living in a house strewn with rubbish and human excrement died hiding under a bed as their home went up in flames after their mother left them home alone to visit a supermarket, a court has heard.

Deveca Rose, 29, is on trial for the manslaughter of her two sets of twins, Leyton and Logan Hoath, aged three, and Kyson and Bryson Hoath, aged four, and child cruelty.

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