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World · 19 Oct 2026Harlow house fire murder case becomes cold case after 14 years

The suspected murder of a mother and her five children in a house fire in Harlow, Essex, in 2012 is now being treated as a cold case, with detectives saying they have no viable lines of inquiry. The only survivor, Dr Abdul Shakoor, has told the BBC he fears he will die before the case is solved, and has appealed to an anonymous letter writer who may hold key information to come forward.