Man charged with murdering 7-year-old and her aunt in house fire
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The family of a seven-year-old girl who died in a house fire in Grangetown say their "lives have been changed forever." Valentina Foster and a woman, who has not yet been formally identified, but named locally as Valentina's 34-year-old aunt Natalie McDonald, died in a fire in Birchington Avenue in the early hours of Wednesday 26th August. On Tuesday 1 September, Jaden Wright, 23, of no fixed address, appeared before Teesside Magistrates’ Court charged with two counts of murder, two counts of Section 18 GBH with intent, and two counts of attempted Section 18 GBH with intent. He was remanded in custody and will appear at Teesside Crown Court on Thursday 3rd September, where he will appear at Teesside Crown Court. A man and a woman remain in hospital receiving treatment for injuries sustained in the house fire. Two teenage girls were both discharged after suffering non-life-threatening injuries. -------------------------------------- • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.
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