No new leads on pub blaze deaths

Detectives investigating the death of two children in a pub fire have no new leads to follow up after the mother was cleared of manslaughter.

But they have vowed to "vigorously pursue" any new evidence which comes to light over the deaths of Christopher and Charlie Knight at the Prince of Wales pub in Stoke Newington.

Pub landlady Kate Knight, 32, left the Old Bailey with her husband Kevin after a jury cleared her of the manslaughter of the boys and pub regular-Ron Springer as well as arson. Mr Springer fell from a window as he tried to rescue Christopher, 10, and Charlie, four, from the blaze. He was recommended by the judge for a posthumous gallantry award for his part in saving the lives of three other children.

Mr Knight told the jury he had left the pub shortly before the blaze after a minor row with his wife.