A woman whose four young boys died in a house fire after she went to a supermarket has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Deveca Rose, 30, was found guilty of the manslaughter of her twins, Leyton and Logan Hoath, aged three, and Kyson and Bryson Hoath, aged four, in October last year.
Jurors were told the four children died after a discarded cigarette or upturned tea light sparked a blaze at the family house in Collingwood Road, Sutton, in south London.
During the prosecution’s opening statement, Kate Lumsdon KC alleged that Rose left the children alone to visit a supermarket on the evening of 16 December 2021.
Prosecutor Kate Lumsdon KC had previously told the court: “There was rubbish thickly spread throughout the house.
“The toilet and the bath were full of rubbish and could not be used. Buckets and pots were used as toilets instead.”
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