Petrol bomb was not cause of fatal Mahon house fire

A PETROL bomb did not cause the house fire which claimed the life of a young mother and her nephew in Cork on Easter Sunday.

And a special bank account which was set up to help their grieving families has been shut down after the money raised was used to cover funeral expenses.

It was confirmed last night that the family of Helena O’Dwyer, 25, who perished in the blaze along with her five-year-old nephew, Ryan O’Dwyer-Hayes, in Helena’s parents home in Mahon, have been told that forensic tests have yielded no proof that a petrol bomb was responsible.