B Mole

Mrs B Mole and her three grandchildren, a Girl 9, Girl 8 and a 3-month-old Twin were found dead in a flat.

It was thought that they might have been poisoned with nicotine. However, the pathologist that carried out preliminary examinations of the bodies had ruled out murder and it was first reported that the cause of death was coal gas poisoning, with the police saying that they had found that the gas fire, which was found burning, had a leak in it. It was later reported, 'Police have eliminated gassing as the cause of the deaths. A gas light in the room was turned on, but it was alight when they arrived and there was no sign of escaping gas. So far no marks of violence have been found on the bodies'.