Family and friends have paid an incredible tribute to tragic Michelle Pearson who died more than a year after a devastating fire which killed her four children.
The courageous mum succumbed to her injuries after spending 20 months in hospital in an induced coma following the devastating arson attack in Walkden.
Michelle's loved ones gathered outside the house on Jackson Street on Sunday to remember her and her children, Brandon, eight, Demi, 15, Lacie, seven, and Lia, three, known as the Walkden Angels.
Michelle was 36 at the time of the fire and was critically injured.
Last Monday, her mum Sandra Lever shared the heartbreaking news that she had died in hospital.
Writing in an emotional Facebook post, she said: "Sadly last night, after a hard 20 months of fighting, our beautiful Michelle gained her wings and went to join her babies."
At the balloon release, Michelle's family, including mum Sandra, wore t-shirts that said the words 'DBLL, Michelle, reunited forever'.
People brought along balloons with touching messages on them, many of them were heart-shaped.
One read, 'fly high nanna Shell, I love you loads'.
Another said, 'Michelle, we love you'.
After a minute's silence, the crowd released the balloons into the sky and broke into a touching applause, after a family member told the crowd: "Let's give Michelle the clap she deserves."
The crowd then embraced and hugged as they watched the balloons fly off into the sky with upbeat music playing in the background.
Tributes to Michelle were left outside the family's home, which has become a place of remembrance for the siblings and their mum.
Candles, flowers and cards were placed below a window of the home, covered with a banner that says 'your lives were a blessing, your memories are a treasure, you are loved beyond words, and missed beyond measure'.
Paying tribute to her daughter after she died, Michelle's heartbroken mum said it was time for her daughter 'to be at peace' after 'suffering for so long'.
After the balloon release, she posted on Facebook: "Good turn out for Michelle, if she was looking down she would be proud of everyone for coming for her balloon release."
The despicable arson attack in December 2017 rocked the community - as well as the rest of the nation.
The house was petrol bombed in the early hours of the morning, following a feud with the victims' 17-year-old brother Kyle.
Zak Bolland was convicted of four counts of murder and three of attempted murder. He was handed a minimum 40 year sentence.
David Worrall was handed a 37 year sentence after he was convicted of the four murders and three counts of attempted GBH.
Bolland's then girlfriend Courtney Brierley was jailed for 21 years after she was found guilty of four counts of manslaughter.
The Crown Prosecution Service say they have begun talks with police about further charges being brought over the death of Michelle Pearson.
