Man, 24, who was one of three people who died in house fire when jealous boyfriend 'shouted 'no one else will have you' before stabbing two others and killing himself in blaze' which two women survived
A boyfriend shouted 'no one else will have you' before killing his girlfriend, another man and himself in a New Year's Day house fire, it was claimed today.
Police are said to believe the two victims may have been stabbed - and their chief suspect also died in the blaze at the £350,000 property in Kirton, Lincolnshire.
Billy Hicks, 24, has been named today by former colleagues as one of the three killed in the New Year's Day blaze, as reported by The Sun.
Detectives were thought to be investigating the theory that a love triangle could have triggered the bloodshed before the blaze took hold from about 3am.
The home was owned by former pub chef Paul Edmunds and his wife Donna, both 54. They are said to have moved to Ilfracombe in Devon last year to run a hotel.
But a source told the Daily Mail that police are investigating whether a suspect found dead in the house was involved in a love triangle with two other victims.
Lincolnshire Police confirmed a 27-year-old woman and two men aged 24 and 32 had died. They are yet to be formally identified and no arrests have been made.
One source named Fabio, 18, whose friend's relative knew the woman victim, claimed the fire was started by a boyfriend 'furious that he had been cheated on'.
He said: 'I've heard the guy found out he had been cheated on and went into the house with a jerry can of fuel which he set light to.
'There was a New Year's party going on and it was after most people had left that all hell broke loose. He told his girl: 'No one else will ever have you. I'll make sure of that'.'.
Fabio added that a house guest who jumped to safety told police and a few neighbours about the 'relationship crisis.
He said: 'The guy who started the fire was absolutely mad when he found out hid girlfriend had cheated on him with someone he knew.
One survivor, Natalie Hall, 21, is thought to have escaped after jumping from a top floor bedroom – and only suffered a leg injury.
She later wrote on Facebook: 'I am fine, just a few minor injuries on my legs from where I jumped out of my bedroom window.
'I am very lucky to be alive which is more than I can say for my wonderful friends who were taken away that night. My condolences to their families.'.
Friends have also already started fundraising for those involved in the fire as investigators comb through the wreckage of the home.
Another survivor was Rachel Braim, whose friends set up a JustGiving page and said she was 'obviously traumatised and has lost all personal possessions'.
One friend said: 'Rachel was able to get a housemate and eventually herself to safety. Despite her efforts, three died in the fire.'. Rachel Braim, a Police Community Support Officer, is also thought to have survived the fire.
Talking about Miss Hall's escape, neighbour Lewis McGarry said: 'She jumped out of the top window to escape the fire and hurt her foot and may have even broken as she landed.
'She was in a lot of distress pain and me and my friend were trying to console her.
He called the emergency services before running to the ferociously burning house two doors away – and described the heat as 'so hot and intense'.
He said: 'It was impossible to get into the house. The fire was massive and it was shocking - and we could hear voices screaming 'help me.' '.
Lewis had just got back home from a New Year's Eve celebration when he heard 'a massive bang' at about 3. 15am and felt the house shake.
He said: 'I thought something had fallen down upstairs so did my mum but when I pulled back the blinds I saw a cloud of smoke and a reflection in the house opposite of huge flames.
'I called the emergency services then ran to the scene. I didn't panic but stayed calm. I'm used to dealing with beach incidents from my work as a RNLI lifeguard.
'I was with a friend and we could hear the screams of people trapped inside. Then we saw this woman on the ground outside who told us she had jumped and been screaming for her life.
'She told us something significant that had happened before the fire but police have told us not to repeat it. 'I didn't know the woman, I think she lived in the rented house with room mates.
'She looked as if she had been our earlier because she was still wearing a black skirt and top and has three glow sticks hanging from her neck.
'The police were there within five minutes and fire brigade a few minutes after wards. I don't think it's quite hit me yet what happened.
'We couldn't stay in our house that night because we were told it may not be safe but it's since been checked.
Witness John Holland, who lives opposite the property, said: 'I could see flames shooting through the roof. There was a lady in the downstairs window.
'Me and this other chap, we rushed over to the front door. I picked up a brick and we smashed the plate glass in the porch. We dragged her through and out.'.
Lincolnshire Police Superintendent Di Coulson said: 'There is one suspect and we believe that suspect died within the property.
She added there had been a relationship between two of the parties involved and 'the incident we believe is as a result of an issue with that relationship'.
A boyfriend shouted 'no one else will have you' before killing his girlfriend, another man and himself in a New Year's Day house fire, it was claimed today.
Police are said to believe the two victims may have been stabbed - and their chief suspect also died in the blaze at the £350,000 property in Kirton, Lincolnshire.
Billy Hicks, 24, has been named today by former colleagues as one of the three killed in the New Year's Day blaze, as reported by The Sun.
Detectives were thought to be investigating the theory that a love triangle could have triggered the bloodshed before the blaze took hold from about 3am.
The home was owned by former pub chef Paul Edmunds and his wife Donna, both 54. They are said to have moved to Ilfracombe in Devon last year to run a hotel.
But a source told the Daily Mail that police are investigating whether a suspect found dead in the house was involved in a love triangle with two other victims.
Lincolnshire Police confirmed a 27-year-old woman and two men aged 24 and 32 had died. They are yet to be formally identified and no arrests have been made.
One source named Fabio, 18, whose friend's relative knew the woman victim, claimed the fire was started by a boyfriend 'furious that he had been cheated on'.
He said: 'I've heard the guy found out he had been cheated on and went into the house with a jerry can of fuel which he set light to.
'There was a New Year's party going on and it was after most people had left that all hell broke loose. He told his girl: 'No one else will ever have you. I'll make sure of that'.'.
Fabio added that a house guest who jumped to safety told police and a few neighbours about the 'relationship crisis.
He said: 'The guy who started the fire was absolutely mad when he found out hid girlfriend had cheated on him with someone he knew.
One survivor, Natalie Hall, 21, is thought to have escaped after jumping from a top floor bedroom – and only suffered a leg injury.
She later wrote on Facebook: 'I am fine, just a few minor injuries on my legs from where I jumped out of my bedroom window.
'I am very lucky to be alive which is more than I can say for my wonderful friends who were taken away that night. My condolences to their families.'.
Friends have also already started fundraising for those involved in the fire as investigators comb through the wreckage of the home.
Another survivor was Rachel Braim, whose friends set up a JustGiving page and said she was 'obviously traumatised and has lost all personal possessions'.
One friend said: 'Rachel was able to get a housemate and eventually herself to safety. Despite her efforts, three died in the fire.'. Rachel Braim, a Police Community Support Officer, is also thought to have survived the fire.
Talking about Miss Hall's escape, neighbour Lewis McGarry said: 'She jumped out of the top window to escape the fire and hurt her foot and may have even broken as she landed.
'She was in a lot of distress pain and me and my friend were trying to console her.
He called the emergency services before running to the ferociously burning house two doors away – and described the heat as 'so hot and intense'.
He said: 'It was impossible to get into the house. The fire was massive and it was shocking - and we could hear voices screaming 'help me.' '.
Lewis had just got back home from a New Year's Eve celebration when he heard 'a massive bang' at about 3. 15am and felt the house shake.
He said: 'I thought something had fallen down upstairs so did my mum but when I pulled back the blinds I saw a cloud of smoke and a reflection in the house opposite of huge flames.
'I called the emergency services then ran to the scene. I didn't panic but stayed calm. I'm used to dealing with beach incidents from my work as a RNLI lifeguard.
'I was with a friend and we could hear the screams of people trapped inside. Then we saw this woman on the ground outside who told us she had jumped and been screaming for her life.
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