4 die in Swansea arson attack

Swansea - Three generations of the same family were murdered by a killer who torched their home in a bid to cover up his crime…

Swansea - Three generations of the same family were murdered by a killer who torched their home in a bid to cover up his crime, police said yesterday. Fire crews called to a house fire at Clydach, Swansea, discovered the bodies of the four victims. Police later confirmed that all four had been attacked before the blaze began. The victims were named as grandmother Doris Dawson (80), her daughter Amanda Power (34), and granddaughters Kate Power (10) and Emily (8).

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