Boy, 6, dies weeks after Waterford house fire that killed four family members

Boy, 6, dies weeks after Waterford house fire that killed four family members Six-year-old Elliot English has died following a house fire in Waterford, Ireland, as his brother pays tribute and another child remains critically injured. A six-year-old boy has died in hospital more than three weeks after a horror house fire in Ireland that killed four members of his family. Elliot English, who suffered critical injuries in the blaze in Waterford on October 13, had been receiving treatment at Children's Health Ireland in Crumlin, Dublin, before his death on November 6. The youngster's parents, Kim and Philip English, along with his brothers, Callum and Jayden, all died following the arson attack on their home in the Birchwood estate in Waterford, on October 13. His heartbroken brother John James English paid tribute to him alongside a smiling photograph, writing: "RIP baby bro Elliot... Your in God's arms and bk with our dad Philip and your mam Kim and lil brothers callum. Jayden" (sic). It was posted alongside a smiling picture of Elliot. Elliot and another child were rushed to hospital following the attack. The other child remains in a critical condition. A spokesperson for An Garda Siochana told the Irish Mirror: "An Garda Síochána can confirm that 6-year-old Elliot English who sustained critical injuries during a fire at his home in the Birchwood area of Waterford City on Tuesday, 13th October 2026, has passed away on today’s date, Friday 6th November 2026, at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) Crumlin, Dublin 12. "The thoughts of all members of An Garda Síochána are with the extended English family at this sad time." In total, six people have been arrested by Gardai probing the attack. Four were released without charge, while the other two are before the courts. Last month, the funerals of Philip, Kim, Jayden and Callum were for the “innocent victims of a web of evil which is the drugs trade”. Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan, who presided over the service at the Sacred Heart Church in Waterford for Philip, Kim, 12-year-old Callum and nine-year-old Jayden, said the tragedy has shocked everybody to their core. Bishop Cullinan said it was “heart-wrenching” to see four coffins in front of the altar and said those in the drugs trade “need to see the consequences of their dark trade”. In a powerful message to heartbroken mourners, he said: “This tragedy has shocked us all to the core. How heart-wrenching it is to see four coffins before this sacred altar, and this entire community and the whole country joining in loving solidarity with the family and the many friends of Kim and Phil and Callum and Jayden. “Four beautiful innocent lives have been taken. Two loving, devoted parents who did their best for their children. Innocent victims of a web of evil which is the drug trade. And as a country, I ask, ‘have we really faced up to this problem?’ “It is a fact that in every city, every town and village and townland, harmful drugs are available. Up and down this dear land of ours, some people are turning to drugs. Young lives and the lives of the not-so-young are being destroyed by drugs. Those who work behind the scenes need to see the consequences of their dark trade.”