Police make trailer plea in blaze deaths inquiry

Detectives investigating the murders of a man and his two children in a house fire are using an advertising trailer to encourage people with information to come forward.

Thomas Sharkey, 21, died in the blaze at the family's flat in Scott Court, Helensburgh, in the early hours of Sunday 24 July.

His eight-year-old sister Bridget died shortly after arriving at hospital.

Their father, Thomas Sharkey Snr, 55, also died of his injuries at Glasgow's Royal Infirmary on Saturday 30 July.

Mr Sharkey's wife Angela, 46, was critically injured in the fire and is still in hospital. She was said to be devastated after being told of the deaths on Thursday 4 August.

Police have called on local residents to help them catch the triple killer.

Crimestoppers is offering a 10,000 reward for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever committed the crime.

The ad trailer will be in Sinclair Street in Helensburgh, at the junction with West Clyde Street and East Clyde Street, until 21 August.

It will show pictures of Thomas Snr, Thomas Jnr and Bridget Sharkey alongside an appeal for information.