A thorough joint police and fire service investigation took place following Riley Chambers and Siobhan Abbott's deaths
A nine-year-old boy and his aunt died after he accidentally started a house fire. Riley Chambers and Siobhan Abbott, 24, died due to their injuries following the tragic incident which occurred on Rawson Street, Selston, just before 1am on Sunday, January 14.
When fire crews arrived, Siobhan was found in her room. Riley was not in his bedroom on the upper floor of the house but in another room on the same floor. The hearing was told CCTV footage of the front of the property showed four instances of a flickering light at 12.40am, 12.43am, 12.47am and 12.49am.
Coroner Nathanael Hartley said: "Having heard all the evidence and relying upon extensive investigations carried out by the police and fire service, I find Riley started a small fire in the hallway. The causes of death for Siobhan were listed as "1a hypoxic brain injury and 1b inhalation injury". Riley's causes of death were "1a full thickness skin burn injuries and hypoxic brain injury and 1b smoke inhalation with the development of cardiovascular stress".
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