Mother may have died hours before house fire

A young mother whose body was found in a burned-out house may have died up to six hours before the blaze, sources said today.

Mother-of-two Kirsty Wilson, 34, who worked at a Mercedes dealership, was found dead at her £450,000 home in Woking in the early hours yesterday.

Her two daughters, eight-year-old Alicia and Polly, two, suffered smoke inhalation but managed to escape on to the roof.

Ms Wilson's partner Alan Jermey, 40, was also treated for smoke inhalation.

A source close to the investigation said fire accelerant was found at the scene.

"It was felt that the fire had been started some time after the woman had died. Rigor mortis had set in. It takes some six hours to set in," the source added.

A man was arrested on suspicion of murder.