Suspects accused of killing children ‘attacked in prison’

Two suspects accused of murdering four brothers and sisters in an arson attack on their family have been attacked behind bars by fellow inmates, it was reported. 

David Worrall, 25, and Courtney Brierley, 20, were charged alongside Zac Bolland, 23, with four counts of murder earlier this month over the house blaze in Salford, Greater Manchester.  

Demi Pearson, who was 14, along with her younger siblings Brandon, eight, Lacie, seven, and Lia, who was three, all died after the devastating fire on December 11. 

Worrall is said to have had his fingers broken by an inmate at HMP Forest Bank in Salford, according to the Daily Star Sunday. 

Brierley, pictured with Zac Bolland, is reported to have been attacked with boiling water

Worrall (left) is said to have his fingers broken when he was attacked. Brierley (pictured right with Zac Bolland) is reported to have been attacked with boiling water  

Brandon, 8, Lacie, 7, and Lia Pearson, three, all died following the devastating blaze in Salford Manchester 

Brandon, 8, Lacie, 7, and Lia Pearson, three, all died following the devastating blaze in Salford Manchester 

Worrall is said to have had his fingers broken by an inmate at HMP Forest Bank in Salford

Worrall is said to have had his fingers broken by an inmate at HMP Forest Bank in Salford

A source said Brierley was also attacked with boiling water at HMP Styal in Cheshire (pictured) and has now been moved to another prison

A source said Brierley was also attacked with boiling water at HMP Styal in Cheshire (pictured) and has now been moved to another prison

Brandon Pearson, eight, and Lacie Pearson, seven, died in the Manchester fire but their youngest sister Lia, three, pictured in their arms, is in a critical condition in hospital

Seven-year-old Lacie Pearson (pictured) died following the arson attack at her home on Monday morning 

Brandon Pearson, eight, (left) and Lacie Pearson, seven, (centre left and pictured on the right) died in the Manchester fire. Youngest sibling Lia, three, died after being taken to hospital 

Aerial footage above the terraced home showed police officers searching the property 

Aerial footage above the terraced home showed police officers searching the property 

Demi Pearson, 14, was the eldest child to be killed in the deliberate fire in Manchester yesterday as it emerged police had already been to their house hours earlier

Mother Michelle, 35, survived but is fighting for her life

Demi Pearson, 14, was the eldest child to be killed in the deliberate fire in Manchester. Her mother Michelle, 35, survived but is fighting for her life

A source said Brierley was also attacked with boiling water at HMP Styal in Cheshire and has now been moved to another prison. 

Bolland, meanwhile, is currently on remand at Strangeways Prison, Manchester, as the three await trial next year. 

The three tragic youngsters’ mother, Michelle, 36, is still in a critical condition in hospital.  

Police officers were searching the property and aerial footage showed scaffolding outside the home

Police officers were searching the property and aerial footage showed scaffolding outside the home

Flowers, toys and candles left for the children who lost their lives in the fire in Jackson Street 

Flowers, toys and candles left for the children who lost their lives in the fire in Jackson Street 

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