‘I will never forget the screaming’

NEIGHBOURS of Arthur McElhill said they were shocked last night by the news that the police were treating him as the prime suspect behind the fire in which he died along with his wife and five children.

Ross Hannaway, 53, said: “I can’t believe this. It is just to terrible to think about. You used to see the kids out playing all the time, and now they are just gone. Why would anybody want to do this?”

Police are likely to speak with friends, neighbours and workmates of Mr McElhill as part of their investigation.