Three siblings roast to death after mother leaves them locked in candle-lit room

News reports have revealed the death of three siblings who were killed in a fire that was caused by a candle on December 17, 2017.
According
to the reports, the mother of the trio identified as Ugochi, had locked
them in her room before stepping out of the house to charge her phone
at her uncle's house in Ohia, Abia state.
Instablog9ja reports that the mother-of-three dosed off during the course of her visit only to return to the heartbreaking incident.
The father of the deceased children, Fidelis Ezenwa Amalaha, identified them as Chidera (7), Destiny, (5) and Precious (3).
According to Tribune,
Fidelis and Ugochi have been estranged and the children who lived with
their father had only been visiting their mother when the incident
occurred.
He said, “My wife took the
children on December 17, 2017, around 4.00pm, and by 4.00am on December
19, my father received a call from the president general of Ohia
Development Union, telling him my three children had died in a fire
outbreak.”
Fidelis added that he had
learnt from his investigations that, Ugochi had locked the three kids
up in the room where they slept, while a candle was burning.
The
candle which was on the edge of a chair later fell on top of a bag
which immediately caught fire and quickly engulfed the room.
He blamed the death of his three kids
on Ugochi's carelessness adding that a similar incident had occurred in
the past where Ugochi left a candle on top of the television and slept
with the children.
May the souls of the deceased rest in peace.
Three siblings roast to death after mother leaves them locked in candle-lit room
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