Mum And Kids, Killed After Neighbour Set Fire To Their Flat In Row Over Rubbish – Then “Casually” Walked Away

A woman, Fatoumatta Hydara and her two daughters were murdered by their neighbour Jamie Brown, who set their flat on fire because he was unhappy about bags of rubbish being left in an alleyway behind their building.

The suspect poured petrol through the letterbox of Fatoumatta Hydara's first-floor property in the early hours of November 20, 2022 , before setting it alight and staying while the blaze took hold.

The mother, 28, died two days after the incident, while her three-year-old daughter Fatimah Drammeh and one-year-old daughter Naeemah Drammeh, were both killed in the blaze that took place at Fairisle Close, Clifton, Nottingham.

The family had been sleeping when Barrow set alight the property before walking 'casually away' despite screams being heard from inside the flat, the prosecution said.

Jurors were also told Barrow, 31, had raised a 'grievance' with the local authority about rubbish being left in the alleyway around a month before the blaze. 

But prosecutor Simon Ash KC said it was not accepted that Mrs Hydara had been responsible.

He also says the defendant has admitted starting the fire but denies murder.

Mr Ash said Mrs Hydara, and her two children were asleep in the flat when the fire was started.

He continued: 'He poured petrol through their letterbox, and he set it alight.

'The defendant knew that the front door was the only way in and out of the flat.