Man jailed for 29 years over house fire that killed three generations of same family

The judge said the man would not be eligible for parole until 2047

Detective Inspector Hazel Miller said the victims ‘perished in a fire’ deliberately started by Daniel Allen in their home in Co Fermanagh (Niall Carson/PA)

A man who killed four members of the same family in a house fire in Co Fermanagh was described as having a “dangerous and disturbing part of his make-up” as he was sentenced to 29 years in prison.

Daniel Sebastian Allen, 33, previously pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his partner Denise Gossett and the murder of her daughter Sabrina Gossett, 19, son Roman Gossett, 16, and Sabrina Gossett’s 15-month-old daughter Morgana Quinn in the deliberate fire at a house in Derrylin, Co Fermanagh, on February 27 2018.