By Tracey Kandohla and Tim Stickings For Mailonline
Published: 17:58 GMT, 16 January 2019 | Updated: 01:35 GMT, 17 January 2019
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One of three people who died in a house fire in the early hours of New Year's Day is suspected of starting the blaze, police have revealed.
Ashley Martin, 32, has been named as the third person killed in the inferno in Kirton, Lincolnshire, on January 1.
Detectives said Martin 'would be treated as a suspect' in the deaths of Jay Edmunds, 27, and Billy Hicks, 24, had he survived the fire.
Earlier reports suggested the other two victims may have been stabbed by a jealous ex-boyfriend who then started the blaze.
The names of Miss Edmunds and Mr Hicks had already been widely reported but their families have today paid tribute.
Billy Hicks (left), 24, and 27-year-old Jay Edmunds (right) died in the fire on New Year's Day. Police today revealed the third person killed was suspected of starting it
A police source said at the time that detectives were investigating whether a suspect found dead in the house was involved in a love triangle with two other victims.
One source claimed the fire was started by a boyfriend
