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Omagh family post mortems today
16.11.07
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POST mortems are due to
take place today on the bodies of the family of
seven who died in this week's horrific Omagh blaze. |
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It was revealed
yesterday that Arthur McElhill, is being regarded as
a suspect although police have not formerly declared
him as such.
The bodies of the young family were removed from the
ruins of their home as darkness fell last evening in
Lammy Crescent.
A prayer vigil led by parish priest, Monsignor
Joseph Donnelly, and attended by a large crowd of
local people was held as the bodies were |
removed. Firefighters
and teachers formed a guard of honour outside the
burnt-out shell of their home.
It is known that petrol was scattered around the
house and had been set alight. |
Police are currently
treating all seven deaths as murder. They stated
last night, however, they would be making no further
comment unless they had any important developments
to report.
The eldest of the five children, Caroline, 13,
attended the nearby Sacred Heart College. Sean, 7,
and Bellina, 4, were pupils at St. Conor's |
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Primary School and the
two youngest were Clodagh, 19 months, and James, who
was just nine months old.
It also emerged yesterday that Arthur McElhill was
jailed in April 1998 for sexually assaulting a young
woman and had a similar previous conviction in 1994.
Although placed on the Sex Offenders' Register, it
is understood he was considered to be in the lowest
risk category with little chance of re-offending. |
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