Mum ‘who killed four sons in house fire’ released on bail
A woman accused of killing her four young sons has been granted conditional bail ahead of her trial.
Deveca Rose, 29, was charged with manslaughter after her two sets of twins were killed in a fire at a home in Sutton, south London, in December 2021.
Leyton and Logan Hoath, both aged three, and Kyson and Bryson Hoath, both four, were carried out of the ‘intense blaze’ by firefighters and rushed to hospital but were pronounced dead shortly after.
Rose, who is also charged with child abandonment, appeared before Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Monday, giving no indication of her pleas.
District judge Sarah Turnock, who twice asked Rose to look at her while she was speaking to her, attached conditions to her bail.
She told the defendant: ‘You are charged with very serious offences and if you were found guilty of any or all of these offences… it is likely you would go to prison for a significant period of time.’
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said the ‘extremely complex investigation’ into the case is ongoing.
In a statement given to MailOnline after the fire, Dalton Hoath, the father of the boys, said: ‘Myself and my family are utterly devastated by this tragic loss.
‘They were bright, caring, loveable boys, but most of all sons, brothers, grandsons, great-grandsons, nephews and cousins.
‘We would like to thank all the emergency services who did so much to try and save our boys, and also the local community who have come together at this difficult time.’
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