The elderly victim of a house fire was awake when she sustained serious burns before collapsing due to smoke inhalation, a murder trial was told. Today (May 7) burns expert Professor Simon Myers was among those who gave evidence at Leicester Crown Court, as the trial of Karen Vamplew, 43, of King Street, Newark, continues. Her mother-in-law, Elizabeth Vamplew, 77, died in hospital from burns and smoke inhalation after being pulled from a fire at her bungalow in Eton Court, Newark, on December 15, 2021. It’s alleged that Karen started a house fire deliberately to obtain money from inheritance. …
