A teenager appeared in court yesterday charged with the murder of a mother and her three children.
Kemo Anthony Porter, 18, appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court charged with murdering Shehnila Taufiq, 47, Zainab, 19, Bilal, 17, and Jamil, 15, on September 13.
Porter, of Browning Street, West End, Leicester, who was dressed in a grey tracksuit, did not enter a plea to the charges during the short hearing.
Chairman of the bench Rick Moore remanded Porter back into custody.
He is due to appear at Leicester Crown Court next week.
The bodies of Mrs Taufiq and her children were found after firefighters were called to a blaze at their home in Wood Hill, Spinney Hills, Leicester, late on Thursday, September 12.
An inquest into the deaths, which was opened and adjourned yesterday, heard all four victims died of smoke inhalation in the fire.
Detective Superintendent Kate Meynell, of the East Midlands Major Crime Unit, told the hearing at Leicester Town Hall that all four were identified through dental records.
Coroner Catherine Mason told how Shehnila Taufiq, students Zainab and Bilal and Jamil, a schoolboy, died after a fire at their home in Wood Hill, Spinney Hills, Leicester, on September 13.
Det Sup Meynell said "Four bodies were found at the scene. All were taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary.
"All four died of smoke inhalation. Identification was made by dental examination on all four.
"The deaths are being treated as suspicious. A man has been charged in connection with the deaths and inquiries are continuing."
Mrs Mason said: "The family wants to have their loved ones back so they can rightly and respectfully lay them to rest. However, in the circumstances, it is not possible. But, as in all cases, I will work very hard to ensure there is the lawful release at the earliest opportunity so funeral arrangements can continue."
She adjourned the inquest to a date to be fixed.
A 49-year-old man, who was arrested as part of the investigation, was released on bail on Wednesday. Three women, aged 19, 20 and 27, were released on bail on Monday.
Meanwhile, police are still investigating whether there is a link between the deaths of Ms Taufiq and her children and that of football coach Antoin Akpom. The 20-year-old, who was a coach of a youth football team at Hamilton's Leicester Nirvana FC, died after being stabbed in Kent Street, Leicester, on the afternoon of September 12, a few hours before the fire in Wood Hill.
Abdul Hakim (19), of Wood Hill, has been charged with his murder.
On Wednesday, an inquest into the death of Mr Akpom heard he died from a single stab wound.
Detective Chief Inspector Simon Cure told the hearing at Leicester Town Hall officers were called to Kent Street at 5.38pm on September 12 where they found Mr Akpom in the street. He was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary, but died at 6.57pm.
A post-mortem revealed the cause of Mr Akpom's death was a single stab wound. Coroner Catherine Mason adjourned the inquest.
