Family 'heartbroken' after mother and three children died in fire
A mother and her three children died in a house fire in Bootle, Merseyside, in the early hours of Tuesday. The family released a statement describing their loss as unimaginable and heartbroken. The blaze reportedly spread rapidly inside the home on Stone Square.
- ▪Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children Leo, 16, Ellis, 8, and Prudence, 7, died in the fire.
- ▪The incident occurred in a house on Stone Square in Bootle during the early hours of Tuesday.
- ▪Relatives stated that Elisha was a devoted mother and that the family is devastated by the loss.
- ▪Merseyside Police reported that the blaze spread rapidly inside the property.
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Family 'heartbroken' after mother and three children died in fireImage source, Merseyside PoliceByRachael Lazaro and Rachel Braund, North WestPublished23 September 2026, 18:29 BSTUpdated 5 minutes agoThe family of a mother and three children who died in a house fire have said they are experiencing an "unimaginable" loss. Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children, Leo, 16, Ellis, 8, and Prudence, 7, died after a blaze "spread rapidly" inside a house on Stone Square in Bootle in the early hours of Tuesday.Paying tribute, their relatives said they had been left "heartbroken" and the loss would be "felt forever".
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