Mother on Trial After Four Boys Die in Locked House Fire

Deveca Rose faces manslaughter charges for leaving her children home alone, leading to their deaths in a blaze fueled by household debris.

Four boys, aged three and four, died in a house fire in Sutton, south London, in December 2021.
The fire was allegedly started by a discarded cigarette or tea light in a home filled with trash and human waste.
Neighbors heard the boys' cries for help but were unable to rescue them due to the intensity of the fire.
Firefighters found the boys unconscious under a bed; they were later pronounced dead at the hospital due to inhalation of fire fumes.
Deveca Rose, the boys' mother, denies charges of manslaughter and child cruelty; she claimed to have left them with a woman named Jade, who authorities say does not exist.