The PSNI has said it is treating all seven deaths in the Omagh fire as murder.
A police spokesperson made the comment in reaction to speculation that Arthur McElhill, who died in the fire along with his partner and their family, was the main or only suspect.
The bodies of the seven family members are expected to be removed from what remains of their home in Lammy Crescent today.
Arthur McElhill, aged 39, and his 30-year-old partner Lorraine McGovern were last seen alive as he tried to break open an upstairs window.
Their five children, aged between 13 years and 10 months, also died in the inferno.
The end-of-terrace house in Omagh, Co Tyrone, was left a blackened shell and the roof destroyed during the fierce fire from which none of the inhabitants escaped.
Once the bodies are removed it will enable post mortem examinations, which will form a vital part of the police inquiries, to be carried out.
Forensic tests have already revealed that petrol was sprinkled inside their home and then set alight.
The more details that come out on this the worse it gets.
― darraghmac, Thursday, 15 November 2007 17:39 (eighteen years ago)