A former chief prosecutor has called for convicted killers Zak Bolland and David Worrall to be charged with murder following the death of Walkden house fire mum Michelle Pearson.
Michelle was left critically ill after the arson attack at their home in December 2017 in which daughters Demi, 15, Lacie, seven and Lia , three and son Brandon, eight died.
This morning Michelle's mother shared the devastating news that she had .
Now Nazir Afzal, former chief prosecutor for the North West, has called for Bolland and Worrall to be charged with Michelle's murder.
Mr Afzal, who brought the notorious Rochdale grooming gang to justice in 2012, tweeted: "Those convicted of the murder of her children now need to be charged with her murder.
"Time is no longer a bar to prosecution.
"Such a sad case."
In May last year Bolland, then 23, was convicted of four counts of murder and three of attempted murder and was handed a minimum 40 year sentence.
His friend Worrall, then 26, was also convicted of the four murders and three counts of attempted GBH and was handed a 37 year sentence.
Bolland's then girlfriend Courtney Brierley was found guilty of four counts of mansalughter and was jailed for 21 years.
It came after petrol bombs were thrown into the home on Jackson Street in a row that began over a second-hand Peugeot car worth a few hundred pounds.
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Michelle, who suffered 75 percent burns in the fire, was left too ill to attend her childrens' funerals in September 2018.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said the force would be 'liaising with the CPS’ with regards to potential charges.
Detective Superintendent Lewis Hughes, of Greater Manchester Police, said: “Yesterday, we were made aware that Michelle Pearson, who was seriously injured in a house fire in Walkden in 2017, passed away.
“As the Senior Investigating Officer for the investigation into the fire, I know first-hand how devastating the death of her four children was for Michelle and the news of her passing is incredibly tragic.
“I would like to extend my sincere condolences to Michelle’s loved ones at this terrible time. We will ensure that they receive any support they need from the investigation team as they come to terms with their loss.”
