Elliot English, 6, dies after Waterford house fire

Six-year-old Elliot English died on November 6 after being critically injured in a fire at his family’s home in Waterford, Ireland, on October 13, Gardaí said. The blaze killed four of his relatives, and another child injured in the fire remains in critical condition. English died at Children’s Health Ireland in Crumlin, Dublin, according to a statement from An Garda Síochána. The fire killed his parents, Kim and Philip English, and his brothers Callum, 12, and Jayden, nine. English and another child, aged 14, were taken to hospital after the fire. The English family confirmed his death in a statement and asked for privacy as relatives, neighbours and friends mourned. The family also asked that the surviving child, who remains in hospital, be kept in people’s thoughts. Gardaí expressed their condolences to the extended family. Police are investigating the fire, which they have described as a suspected arson attack. One police account said investigators believe the incident was a multiple murder. The cause of the fire and responsibility for it remain under investigation; the reports provide no forensic findings establishing how it started. Six people have been arrested in...