29-year-old Deveca Rose is accused of leaving her four young sons home alone when a fire broke out.
Her young sons, who are two sets of twins, tragically died in the fire.
The sad incident happened on the evening of December 16, 2021, at the family’s rented home in Sutton, south-west London.
Rose had reportedly gone shopping on that fateful day.
She left three-year-old Leyton and Logan Hoath and four-year-olds Kyson and Bryson Hoath locked inside the house when the fire broke out.
The boys were unable to escape.
They ran upstairs calling for help, but sadly, they were already trapped.
When Firefighters arrived, they found the children unresponsive under beds.
They were rushed to two separate hospitals, but sadly, none of the boys survived.
According to the boys' paternal great-grandmother, Sally Johnson, this was not the first time the children had been left home alone.
Johnson recalled several instances when she called Rose's house.
She said Young Kyson would answer and tell her that their mother had gone to the local shop, which he often called the "pop shop."
"I offered to help if she was struggling, and she would often ask me to watch the boys for a few hours," Johnson stated
"But then she wouldn’t pick them up until much later in the evening. I knew she sometimes left the boys home alone. When I confronted her about it, she would say she had only gone to the shop, which was just a few houses away."
Despite expressing concerns about Rose’s behavior, Johnson also described her as a loving mother.
"She was a good mum to the boys," she said.
The twins' father, Dalton Hoath, was also involved in their lives.
He maintained regular contact with his sons.
Witnesses from the boys' school and preschool spoke fondly of them.
Their teacher, Emma Adkins, described Kyson and Bryson as "happy, bright, and bubbly."
Nursery assistant Katarzyna Thomas echoed those sentiments
She said they usually "brightened up the room" with their affectionate nature.
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| The boys and their father, Dalton Hoath |
During the trial, jurors were shown disturbing images of the home’s living room.
Inside, rubbish was piled 20 centimeters deep, with traces of human feces scattered across the floor.
A fire investigator testified that the smoke detector on the first floor did not work because it had no battery.
A neighbor had attempted to rescue the children.
However, he was driven back by the intensity of the flames.
Despite firefighters' best efforts, none of the children could be revived.
Deveca Rose has denied four counts of manslaughter and child cruelty.
The trial continues as more details emerge regarding the events leading up to the devastating loss of these four young lives.
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