Mother in Nottingham flat fire dies as two children also killed in blaze named
Two children killed in a Nottinghamshire flat fire have been named by police as they said their mother has also died.
Naeemah Drammeh, aged one, and three-year-old sister Fatimah, were taken to Queen’s Medical Centre along with their mother after the blaze in Fairisle Close, Clifton, in the early hours of Sunday.
The sisters were pronounced dead at the hospital.
Nottinghamshire Police said their mother Fatoumatta Hydara, aged 28, had been placed on a life support machine, but died on Tuesday morning.
Sky’s Midlands correspondent Becky Johnson, speaking from the scene of the fire, said the children’s father had been away in America at the time of the blaze.
“He was actually here yesterday,” she said. “He had boarded a plane as soon as he could to get back, having heard this dreadful news.
“He was shell-shocked when he was here and was on his way to the hospital to be at his wife’s bedside – so desperately sad for him now, not only having to cope with the loss of his two young children, but also the loss of his wife.”
A triple murder inquiry is under way after a joint fire and police investigation.
A 31-year-old man from Clifton was arrested on Sunday night on suspicion of murder.
Detectives have been given more time to question him, and he remains in custody.
Fatoumatta Hydara with her daughters Naeemah Drammeh, aged one, and three-year-old Fatimah
Detective Chief Inspector Mark Sinski, who is leading the investigation, said: “We are dealing with one of the most horrendous crimes – the death of two young children and their mother.
“This is a deeply upsetting tragedy and I can only imagine the family’s pain. They include the woman’s husband and the father of the two children, who was not in the UK at the time of the fire.”
He added: “A large team of detectives has been working long days and nights to investigate the circumstances surrounding this tragic incident.”
The fire, which started at around 3.17am, was extinguished at around 4am.
Neighbouring properties were temporarily evacuated during the incident.
Police at the scene of the flat fire in Clifton, Nottingham
Colin Brown, a neighbour, told Sky News: “They were a nice family. She did keep herself to herself, but she would always say hello, and the kids always said hello… I don’t know who would want to do this to them.”
Police said increased patrols would continue in the area over the coming days.
DCI Sinski thanked those who have already come forward, and appealed for anyone else with information – “regardless of how insignificant you think it may be” – to contact the force.
“We would specifically like to speak to anyone who was in or around Fairisle Close between 12am and 4.30am on Sunday morning,” he said.
Witnesses or anyone with information can call 101 and ask for Nottinghamshire Police quoting incident 110 of 20 November 2022, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Martin Lewis says motorists who were mis-sold car finance are likely to receive “hundreds, not thousands of pounds” – with regulators launching a consultation on a new compensation scheme.
The founder of MoneySavingExpert.com believes it is “very likely” that about 40% of Britons who entered personal contact purchase or hire purchase agreements between 2007 and 2021 will be eligible for payouts.
“Discretionary commission arrangements” saw brokers and dealers charge higher levels of interest so they could receive more commission, without telling consumers.
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Speaking to Sky News Radio’s Faye Rowlands, Lewis said: “Very rarely will it be thousands of pounds unless you have more than one car finance deal.
“So up to about a maximum of £950 per car finance deal where you are due compensation.”
Lewis explained that consumers who believe they may have been affected should check whether they had a discretionary commission arrangement by writing to their car finance company.
However, the personal finance guru warned against using a claims firm.
“They’re hardly going to do anything for you and you might get the money paid to you automatically anyway, in which case you’re giving them 30% for nothing,” he added.
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Who’s eligible for payout after car finance scandal?
Yesterday, the Financial Conduct Authority said its review of the past use of motor finance “has shown that many firms were not complying with the law or our disclosure rules that were in force when they sold loans to consumers”.
The FCA’s statement added that those affected “should be appropriately compensated in an orderly, consistent and efficient way”.
Lewis told Sky News that the consultation will launch in October – and will take six weeks.
“We expect payouts to come in 2026, assuming this will happen and it’s very likely to happen,” he said.
“As for exactly how will work, it hasn’t decided yet. Firms will have to contact people, although there is an issue about them having destroyed some of the data for older claims.”
He believes claims will either be paid automatically – or affected consumers will need to opt in and apply to get compensation back.
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The FCA estimates the cost of any scheme – including compensation and administrative costs – to be no lower than £9bn.
But in a video on X, Lewis said that millions of people are likely to be due a share of up to £18bn.
The regulator’s announcement comes after the Supreme Court ruled on a separate, but similar, case on Friday.
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