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Contains some upsetting scenes.

Crime Next Door, Who Killed the Shakoors?, 2. A second fire

Crime Next Door

Who Killed the Shakoors?

2. A second fire

May 21, 2025

14 minutes

Available for over a year

The town of Harlow is in shock after a house fire left Dr Sabah Usmani and her four children dead.

A fifth child is on life in hospital. The father, Abdul Shakoor, is by his daughter's bedside praying for her to pull through.

As the community in Essex tries to come to with what’s happened, detectives reveal the Shakoor's home wasn’t the only fire in the street that night and the search for answers begins.

Written and produced by Gabby Colenso

Presenter: Sonia Watson

Sound Design: John Cameron-McIntosh

Story Consultants: Barney Rowntree and Ben Robinson

Online Producer: Rachael Smith

Series Editor: Shahid Hussain

Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin

A BBC Essex production for BBC Sounds.