A father and his 1-year-old infant daughter died in an Oakland arson fire this past weekend one that’s believed to have been a retaliatory attack directed toward the wrong man.
Esam Nagi Musleh and his daughter Aliyah died after their home was engulfed in flames Saturday at 12:14 a.m., with the Oakland Police Department adding that two others were injured in the fire. Musleh, who his brother-in-law Faisal Alsamma described as a “hard worker” and “giving guy,” reportedly ran back in the home after escaping the fire to save Aliyah, his pregnant wife, and disabled mother-in-law, according to a LaunchGood campaign.