A man and a woman accused of murdering three children in a house fire have made their first appearance in court.
Demi Pearson, 14, her eight-year-old brother Brandon and seven-year-old sister Lacie died in the blaze in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on Monday
Zac Bolland, 23, of Blackleach Drive, Worsley, and Courtney Brierley, 20, of Worsley Avenue, Worsley, appeared in the dock together at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.
Both were remanded in custody until Thursday when their case will be listed at Manchester Crown Court.
Bolland and Brierley – both wearing grey jogging bottoms and grey tops – spoke only to confirm their names, addresses, dates of birth and nationality.
District Judge Khalid Quereshi told the pair the matter was too serious to be dealt with in his jurisdiction.
No applications for bail were made at the brief hearing.
The defendants also face allegations of four counts of attempted murder and one count of arson with intent to endanger life.