Kirton house fire victims and murder case suspect named by police

By Paul Fisher
Published 16th Jan 2019, 14:48 BST
Updated 7th Feb 2019, 17:28 BST
Jay Edmunds, aged 27, of Kirton, Billy Hicks, aged 24, of WybertonJay Edmunds, aged 27, of Kirton, Billy Hicks, aged 24, of Wyberton
Jay Edmunds, aged 27, of Kirton, Billy Hicks, aged 24, of Wyberton
Three people killed in a tragic house fire in Kirton on New Year's Day have been named by police, with one identified as a suspect in the deaths.

Emergency services were been called to a detached house on Peartree Road just before 3am.

Jay Edmunds, aged 27, of Kirton, Billy Hicks, aged 24, of Wyberton and Ashley Martin, aged 32, of Luton died in the blaze.

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Two people further people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following the blaze.

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Jay Edmunds, aged 27, of Kirton, Billy Hicks, aged 24, of WybertonJay Edmunds, aged 27, of Kirton, Billy Hicks, aged 24, of Wyberton
Jay Edmunds, aged 27, of Kirton, Billy Hicks, aged 24, of Wyberton

Given the ferocity of the fire, formal identification and post-mortems took several days to be completed.

Officers from the East Midlands Specialist Operations Unit are carrying out a thorough investigation and will pass their findings to the coroner. The dates for inquest openings have yet to be set.

The family of Jay Edmunds have released a tribute to her which read: "Jay was a vibrant, funny, beautiful, loving daughter and sister.

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“We are shocked & horrified by the e