Deveca Rose Jailed for Manslaughter

Deveca Rose was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the manslaughter of her four young sons, Leyton, Logan, Kyson, and Bryson Hoath, who died in a house fire on December 16, 2021. Rose had left the children alone in their locked terraced house in Sutton, south-west London, to go to Sainsbury s. The fire, likely caused by a discarded cigarette or tea light, spread due to squalid living conditions. Judge Mark Lucraft KC at the United Kingdom — Old Bailey described the case as deeply tragic. The children's father, Dalton Hoath, and great-grandmother, Sally Johnson, expressed immense grief and pain over their loss. Rose had a history of mental health problems and had previously left the children alone. Social services had raised concerns about the family, but the case was closed months before the fire.