The three victims of a hotel fire in Perth on January 2 have been named by police as two sisters from Aberdeen and a man from Edinburgh.
Sisters Donna Janse Van Rensburg, 44, and Sharon McLean, 47, both from the Granite City, and Keith Russell, 38, from Edinburgh, died in the fire that took hold at Perth's New County Hotel in the early hours of Monday morning. Donna's dog Joey, a three-year-old King Charles spaniel, was also killed in the blaze.
Both families have asked for privacy. Keith’s family has released the following statement: “Keith was a loving father and loved by all his family. He will be greatly missed."
