Waterford House Fire: Two Charged After Four Members of One Family Die
Cian Stacey, 21, and Jessica Dalton, 31, appeared at a special court sitting in Clonmel on Saturday evening charged in connection with the fatal fire. Gardaí say their investigation is continuing and have indicated that further arrests are expected in the coming days.
The Waterford house fire that killed four members of one family has led to two people being charged. They appeared before a special sitting of Clonmel District Court on Saturday evening, 17 October 2026. Each faces one count of criminal damage and two counts of assault causing serious harm, and neither has been charged with murder. The dead are Philip and Kim English and their sons, Callum, 12, and Jayden, 9. The fire destroyed the family’s home in the Birchwood estate in Waterford city in the early hours of Tuesday 13 Oct...