A single mother in London was sentenced to 10 years in prison after leaving her four young sons to die in a house fire while she went shopping for non-essential items.
A horrifying incident unfolded in Sutton, south London , when a negligent mother, Deveca Rose, went shopping at Sainsbury's , leaving her four young sons to perish in a fatal fire . The 30-year-old single mother, captured on CCTV entering the supermarket and purchasing a face mask during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, was blissfully unaware of the fire engulfing her locked terraced home.
She was oblivious to the screams of her twin sons, Kyson and Bryson, aged four, and Leyton and Logan, aged three, trapped inside. A discarded cigarette or overturned tea light is believed to have ignited the ferocious blaze, sending the boys fleeing upstairs and desperately crying for help. Neighbors heard their chilling cries of 'there's a fire' as flames consumed the house just days before Christmas.One resident attempted to break down the front door, but tragically, it was too late. Firefighters arrived to find the young boys' lifeless and unconscious bodies beneath their beds. They were rushed to the hospital where they were later pronounced dead. The official cause of death was attributed to smoke inhalation. The family resided in squalor prior to the tragedy. The home was overwhelmed with trash, hindering firefighting efforts, and human excrement was found smeared on the walls. The devastating fire highlighted a pattern of negligence by Deveca Rose, who left her children vulnerable in the face of danger.The trial revealed a harrowing account of Rose's disregard for her children's well-being. She abandoned them in a hazardous environment, prioritizing a non-essential shopping trip over their safety. The family's grief was palpable as they delivered heartbreaking victim impact statements. The boys' father, Dalton Hoath, expressed his profound anguish, stating that he 'could not put in words' the impact their deaths had on him, adding, 'I simply want to join them.' Their grandfather, Jason Hoath, described the pain as 'shattering' and the experience of seeing them trapped in the inferno as 'too painful to describe.' The boys' aunt, Casey Hoath, remembered them as 'funny' and 'full of character,' while their great grandmother, Sally Johnson, poignantly recalled her great-grandson's favorite word – 'why' – as she mourned their tragic loss. Rose was sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Old Bailey, a grim reminder of the devastating consequences of neglecting one's parental duties
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