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The Murder of Demi, Brandon, Lacie and Lia Pearson

On 11th December 2017, Zak Bolland and David Worrall carried out a fatal attack on Michelle Pearson's home where she and her children were sleeping. They threw 2 lit petrol bombs through the rear of the house, which caused the house to engulf in flames in a matter of seconds. This resulted in the deaths of 4 of Michelle's children, Demi, Brandon, Lacie and Lia.

The Children

Demi, who at the time had just turned 15 years old, was born 19th November 2002. Described by her family, 'Demi was loving, beautiful, and down to earth girl. She was never interested in girly things, it was always football with her.. she should have been one of the lads. She was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 8, and suffered many complications with her health but it never got her down, she was always smiling. She could be quite troublesome at times, but we would do anything to have that back. She was her mother's bestest friend'.

Brandon, who was just 8 at the time, was born 17th June 2009. 'He was the most fun loving boy in the world. He was so so clever it was amazing to watch. He was definitely going places. He had huge love for Roblox and he was Little Mix mad. He was so wise for his age and was so protective over his mother Michelle and wanted to build her a house'.

Lacie, was just 7 at the time of her death. She was born 1st December 2010. 'She was a YouTube star in the making, she would dance to everything including adverts. She was such a little character, she had such a fun personality. Whenever we would see her she would tell us different stories off things that never even happened'.

Lia, the youngest of the children who was 3 at the time of her death. She was born 19th November 2014, the same birth day as Demi. 'Lia was so cute, with her blue eyes and little blonde curls. She would melt your heart over and over again, she loved Peppa pig and never had her off the TV'.

Events Leading Upto The Attack

- November 25: Zak Bolland's Peugeot car is set on fire. He claims his house on Blackleach Drive, Walkden was also targeted with petrol but he put out the flames and blames Michelle's second eldest son Kyle Pearson. He demands money for the damage, texting mother Michelle Pearson: "Fire letter box I want my £500."

- November 26: Around 9am Zak Bolland uses a hammer to smash the front windows and panes of glass in the front door of Michelle Pearson's home at 8 Jackson Street, causing glass to shatter over Michelle's children who are sat watching TV in the front room of the house.

- Later that day Kyle Pearson, his brother Lewis, and friends all retaliate to Zak Bolland smashing their mother Michelle's windows and decide to smash Bolland's mothers windows. Bolland, Courtney Brierley, his-then girlfriend, and his brothers clash with the Pearsons in the street.

- Police attend Michelle Pearson's home in the evening after Zak Bolland sends a text to Kyle Pearson threatening to petrol bomb the house.

- November 28: Michelle then took precautions and had the Fire service attend to fit a letter box cover to 8 Jackson Street, to prevent accelerants being poured inside and set alight.

- December 1: Zak Bolland and his girlfriend Courtney Brierley go to the Pearson house, taunting Michelle Pearson that Zak Bolland had been "NFA'd" - escaped police action for breaking her windows - and he makes further threats. She calls police, gives a statement and asks for a restraining order on Zak Bolland.

- December 9: Shortly before 6am Michelle Pearson's wheelie bin is set on fire and "Grass" is spray painted on her house by Zak Bolland. Police attend and she names Bolland as the likely culprit.

- December 10: Bolland and Brierley are joined by David Worrall and others in the evening, buying two cases of Budweiser from a local shop at 10.27pm.

- December 11: At 0.40am Bolland, Worrall and two others go to Jackson Street "kicking off", bashing the door and Worrall threatening to "Kill 'em all" before returning to Zak Bolland's house.

- Police attend and take a statement from Michelle Pearson, who wants Zak Bolland arrested, before the officers leave 90 minutes later.

- 3.30am Bolland, Brierley and Worrall buy a case of Stella lager and a bottle of wine from a local garage and return home to Bolland's house.

- 4.33am Bolland and Worrall pay £1.50 for 1.23 litres of unleaded petrol from a local garage, put in a green petrol can.

- 4.54am Bolland and Worrall lift a garden fence panel at the back of 8 Jackson Street. Seconds later the flares of two petrol bombs are caught on a local CCTV camera. Brierley is waiting for her boyfriend Zak in a getaway car one street away.

- 5.04am The first of three fire engines arrive and enter the house, which is already well ablaze, to rescue the occupants.

- Michelle Pearson's 4 children all died. And saw Michelle in a coma for 5 months. Kyle Pearson managed to escape the property with his friend.

- 5.47am Brandon Pearson declared dead in hospital.

- 6.02am Lacie Pearson declared dead in hospital.

- 7.10am Demi Pearson declared dead at the scene.

- 5.56pm Bolland and Brierley arrested by police.

- December 12: Worrall arrested.

- December 13: Life support turned off for Lia Pearson, aged three, at 2.30pm.

Court

From CCTV obtained. The court found that Bolland and Worrall purchased petrol from a local petrol station. There was a 4th suspect who drove them around and acted as a getaway driver on December 11th, however she did not get charged as she became a main witness to the case and the case 'would have fell apart without her'.

- May 24, 2018: Zak Bolland is found guilty of four counts of murder and handed a life sentence and told he must serve a minimum 40 years behind bars. David Worrall is found guilty of four counts of murder and is also handed a life sentence and told he must serve at least 37 years behind bars. Courtney Brierley is found guilty of manslaughter and handed 21 years in a young offenders' institution.