Overview
- Amanda Usawe, a 23-year-old DCU student, re-entered the burning Finglas home to reach her siblings before they escaped through an upstairs window onto a mattress placed by neighbours.
- Two younger brothers were injured in the jump, Usawe sustained burns, and Dublin Fire Brigade rescued their mother from the top floor.
- After a week in intensive care, the mother has been moved to a hospital ward and remains in significant pain on medication.
- The Creston Avenue house is destroyed and uninhabitable, leaving the family in emergency accommodation and relying on savings for daily meals as they cannot cook.
- Investigations are ongoing, the family has raised possible racial or local-criminal motives, and a chuffed.org fundraiser has been launched to cover lost income and basic needs.