The 15-year-old girl who was killed in a flat fire has been named by local police. Tiffany Regis sadly passed away in a blaze that took place in east London on Thursday (April 6).
Metropolitan Police were called to a block of flats in Tollgate Road, Beckton at around 5.28pm. While identification was not conclusive, police said they believed that Tiffany died in the fire which they are treating as arson. READ MORE: 'Ofsted stress gave me a heart condition - but I won't give up on these kids': The Salford head slamming watchdog's 'regime of fear' A post mortem has found that her cause of death was smoke inhalation.
On Thursday a 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder following the fire. He was later bailed while further investigations continue.
Five other people at the address were injured but have since been discharged from hospital. Chief Superintendent Simon Crick, who leads the North East Command Unit, said that his thoughts were with Tiffany and her family and friends. Discover, learn, grow.