Two charged with murder after Salford house fire leaves three children dead

Zac Bolland, 23, and Courtney Brierley, 20, charged with three counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder and one of arson with intent to endanger life by Greater Manchester Police

Emergency services at the scene of a house fire on Jackson Street in Worsley, Greater Manchester, as a murder inquiry has been launched after three children died following the fire (Peter Byrne/PA)

Two people have been charged with murder after a house fire left three children dead.

Demi Pearson, 14, her eight-year-old brother Brandon and seven-year-old sister Lacie died in the blaze in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on Monday.

Police said on Wednesday that a man and a woman had been charged.

Zac Bolland, 23, of Blackleach Drive, Worsley has been charged with three counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder and one count of arson with intent to endanger life.

Courtney Brierley, 20, of Worsley Avenue, Worsley, has been charged with the same offences.

They are due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

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