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The fire at the Sharkey family home in Helensburgh's Scott Court broke out at about 05:00 on Sunday. Thomas Sharkey Jnr died in the blaze, while his sister Bridget died later in hospital.
Fire broke out in the living room of the Sharkeys' flat in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire. The flat had only one door and the family were trapped. Thomas snr, 55, was seen hanging out of the window ...
made the claim under cross-examination on his third day of giving evidence at the trial of two men accused of killing 55-year-old Thomas Sharkey and the children in a house fire in Helensburgh ...
His children, Thomas Sharkey jnr, 21, and eight-year-old Bridget, died in the fire at their home in Helensburgh in the early hours of Sunday, 24 July that year. Bridget Sharkey and brother Thomas Jnr.
They questioned drivers from 04:00 to 06:00 on Sunday, one week on from the incident in Helensburgh. Thomas Sharkey, 21, and his eight-year-old sister Bridget died on the day of the fire.
The 48-year-old was the only survivor after killers Scott Snowden and Robert Jennings started a blaze at her home in Helensburgh ... 33 years for ordering the fire. Jennings, who set the blaze ...
A former soldier has told a court he was asked to set a fire by murder accused Robert Jennings. Lee Haddow, 27, claimed he was approached to torch a house at 4 William Street, Helensburgh ...
Two guests staying at the property in Helensburgh, Argyll, were also evacuated. Appealing for witnesses to the 1.25am inferno, Detective Constable David Hardie said: “This fire has completely ...