Monday 28 November 2022 05:38 PM Widower faces neighbour accused of killing his wife and two daughters in court trends now
Court sketch of Jamie Barrow in the dock at Nottingham Crown Court, accused of murdering Fatoumatta Hydara and her daughters Fatimah and Naeemah Drammeh
A man accused of murdering his 'kind' voluntary worker neighbour and her two young daughters was told he will face trial in May next year as he appeared in court for a hearing watched by the children's father.
Jamie Barrow, from Clifton, Nottingham, was arrested on Sunday November 20 after a flat fire in the early hours killed Fatimah Drammeh, three, and Naeemah Drammeh, one.
Their mother Fatoumatta Hydara, 28, died in hospital two days later, after suffering smoke inhalation in the blaze at her home in Clifton.
Barrow appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday for a short hearing which was attended by 12 members of the victims' family, including the children's father - and Fatoumatta's husband - Aboubacarr Drammeh.
Barrow, 31, appeared in the dock wearing a plain grey long-sleeved top and jogging bottoms, and spoke only to confirm his name.
Adjourning the case, Judge Nirmal Shant KC told Barrow: 'Stand up please. Your trial is fixed for the 22nd of May.
'There will be other hearings before that and the next hearing date, as far as you are concerned, will be the 17th of February. In the meantime you are remanded in custody.'
Mr Drammeh, 40, pictured with his wife Fatoumatta Hydara, 28, and their two children Fatimah, three, and Naeemah, one
