A man has been charged with murder and arson in connection with a February house fire in the Gresham neighborhood that killed a mother and her 10-year-old daughter, police said Wednesday.
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The deaths of a mother and her daughter who were killed in a fire Sunday in Gresham have been ruled homicides. Ieashia Ford, 34, and her daughter Porche Stinson.
Deaths Of Mother And 15-Year-Old Daughter In Auburn Gresham House Fire Ruled Homicides Due To Arson
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CHICAGO (CBS) A fire that killed a mother and her 15-year-old daughter on Sunday has been ruled an arson, and the deaths have been ruled homicides, officials said on Tuesday.
Ieashia Ford, 34, and her daughter Porche Stinson Ford, 15, were among six people pulled from a burning home in the 8600 block of South Hermitage Avenue early Sunday morning. They were taken to Little Company of Mary Medical Center in extremely critical condition, and were later pronounced dead.
Four other adult relatives, two men and two women, were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and are expected to recover, according to the Fire Department.