Mother, 24, and father, 28, whose four young children died in horrific ‘gas blast’ inferno at their Stafford home are arrested for gross negligence manslaughter
Parents Natalie Unitt and Chris Moulton sit behind children killed in fire
The mother and father of four young children who died in a ‘gas explosion’ at their terraced home have been arrested for gross negligence manslaughter.
Natalie Unitt, 24, and her partner Chris Moulton, 28, leapt from the first-floor window with their youngest child, Jack, two, after the inferno broke out on Tuesday.
The couple’s sons, Olly, three, and Keegan, six, died alongside their daughter Tilly, four, and Miss Unitt’s eldest child, Riley, eight, who was from an earlier relationship.
Mr Moulton is understood to have received treatment for burns and Ms Unitt for smoke inhalation.
The couple are thought to still be in hospital, but their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
It remains unclear what caused the fire but early suggestions have pointed to a ‘gas explosion’, which could have been sparked by a faulty boiler.
Left to right: Keegan Unitt, six, Tilly Rose Unit, four, Olly Unitt, three, and Riley Holt, died in the blaze in Stafford in the early hours of yesterday morning
The children’s mother is Natalie Unitt. She and her partner Chris Moulton (right) were treated in hospital after escaping the fire by jumping out of a window
