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Two guilty of murdering Dublin-based neurosurgeon’s family

Shehnila Taufiq (47) and her children died when fire engulfed their house in Leicester

Dr Taufiq Al Sattar (left) prays over the coffins of his family last September. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
Dr Taufiq Al Sattar (left) prays over the coffins of his family last September. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
Mon Jun 23 2014 - 15:06

Two men have been found guilty in the UK of murdering the wife and three children of a Dublin-based neurosurgeon.

Shehnila Taufiq (47) her 19-year-old daughter Zainab, and sons Bilal (17) and Jamal (15) all died when a fire engulfed their house in Wood Hill, Leicester, in the early hours of September 13th last year.

Dr Taufiq al Sattar was working in Ireland at the time.

Kemo Porter (19) and Tristan Richards (22) were found guilty of their murders at Nottingham Crown Court today.

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Shaun Carter (24) was found not guilty of four counts of murder but guilty of four counts of manslaughter.

Prosecutors alleged the fire was a “retribution process” for the fatal stabbing of Antoin Akpom (20) hours earlier, but that the killers attacked the wrong house.