Episode 64 - The McElhill Family

Send us a textIn November 2007 29 year old Lorraine McGovern and her five children – Caroline, Sean, Bellina, Clodagh and James - were killed in a fire in their home in Omagh, Northern Ireland. The fire was set deliberately by Lorraine’s partner Arthur McElhill who also died in the fire. McElhill was a convicted sex offender who groomed and abused many teenage girls including his partner Lorraine. A review into the murders found that authorities could not have stopped their deaths – I am not so sure.   This is the story of the McElhill Family.   Information and support ·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans ·       National Domestic Violence Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·       Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA·       Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid·       National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247·       Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America·       Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline  References Independent Review Report of Agency Involvement with Mr Arthur McElhill, Ms Lorraine McGovern and their children - June 2008 | Department of Health ‘Help me, I’m burning’ - chilling last words of Omagh blaze teen | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk BBC News - Who was Arthur McElhill? BBC News - Sex abuser McElhill killed his family in Omagh fire McElhill fire deaths: Relatives sue for damages - BBC News McElhill fire murder house in Omagh is demolished - BBC News It's 10 years since NI mum Lorraine McGovern and her five children were killed in a house fire by the children's father, Arthur McElhill - their friends and neighbours tell how that horrific night continues to haunt them | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Northern Ireland Assembly debate McElhill/McGoverLore and CrimeLore and Crime is a spine-chilling podcast that unearths historical dark tales.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify