‘Cruel act of evil’: Son of Waterford man killed in suspected arson says he’s devastated

The adult son of a man killed in a suspected arson attack alongside his wife and two children has said he is “lost for words” and “devastated” following their deaths. Philip English, who was in his 50s, his wife Kim English, who was in her 30s, and two of their four children died in a blaze in the Birchwood area of Waterford City at around 5am on Tuesday. The family, which includes three boys and one girl, were in the house in the early hours when the alleged arson attack took place.