'Husband'(Muhammadi) arrested for murdering wife, 20, and toddler son following house fire (UK)

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 11th September 2011

[SanFranDan]

FULL TITLE: 'Husband' arrested on suspicion of murdering wife, 20, and toddler son following house fire

*Two men held on suspicion of murder

*It is believed the arrested men knew the victims

A young mum and her 15-month-old son died when a fire ripped through a a house in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Melissa Crook, 20, and her 15-month-old son Noah were killed in the suspected arson attack on her parents' home, in Chatham, Kent.

Detectives have arrested two men on suspicion of murder in Coventry, one of whom is believed to be 23-year-old Danai Muhammadi, Ms Crook's estranged husband. A 37-year-old man was also arrested

Ms Crook's father Mark, 49, suffered from serious burns and is fighting for his life following the suspected arson attack.

His son Bohdan, 21, broke both his legs as he was forced to leap from a first floor window to escape the inferno. Melissa's mum Amanda was also being treated in hospital for burns

[coloradan]

His son Bohdan, 21, broke both his legs as he was forced to leap from a first floor window to escape the inferno.

American translation: "...as he was forced to leap from a second floor window..." In Europe, and I think also in GB, the floors in a three-storey house would be called "ground floor, first floor, second floor" but in America it would be "first, second, third" floors. So breaking both legs on a leap from the first floor is a bit rougher than Americans might first believe.

Either that, or the guy landed very, very badly from not very high.

[Tax-chick]

The Medway towns have seen a series of arson attacks in the past month, and officers are investigating the possibility of a link.

A link such as ... Islam? Or perhaps Mr. Muhammadi is a firebug. If the fires stop now that he and his accomplice are in custody, that would be a clue.

[butterdezillion]

This Muhammadi guy might have thought this was an appropriate way to remember 9/11, huh? Forcing somebody else to jump out of a window.

[353FMG]

When concrete meets a human leg, it is usually not the concrete that gets cracked.

[kalee]

Western women need to quit dating and marrying moslem men.

[kalee]

I am not blaming the victim for her death. It’s just that looking at the experiences of others should lead one to realize that these relationships do not end well.

[Tax-chick]

I understand perfectly. It is not “blaming the victim” to point out that Impulsive Action X is often correlated with Negative Result Y.

[rawhide]

Arson: Melissa Crook and Danai Muhammadi on their wedding day. Muhammadi is believed to have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

I feel more sorry for the 15-month old innocent baby than I do for the woman.