Sutton: Mother appears at Old Bailey over death of four sons

A mother has appeared at the Old Bailey charged with causing the deaths of her four sons who died in a house fire.

Deveca Rose, 29, is charged with the manslaughter of Leyton and Logan Hoath, aged three, and Kyson and Bryson Hoath, four.

The brothers, who were two sets of twins, died after a fire in Collingwood Road, Sutton, south London at around 19:00 GMT on 16 December 2021.

The judge set a provisional trial to last up to four weeks from 2 September.

• Mother charged after fire kills four children

The 29-year-old spoke only to confirm her identity during a short hearing before Judge Mark Lucraft KC at the Old Bailey on Monday.

Ms Rose is also charged with four counts of cruelty to a child under the age of 16.

Firefighters extracted her four children from the "intense blaze" at a mid-terrace house in December 2021.

They were given CPR before they were taken to two south London hospitals, where they were pronounced dead.

At the end of her first appearance at the Old Bailey, Judge Lucraft granted her continued conditional bail.

A plea hearing was set for 8 March.

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