Mother, 29, is granted bail as she appears in court charged with four counts of manslaughter after her two sets of twin sons were killed in a fire when they were left home alone

A mother has been released on bail after appearing in court charged with four counts of manslaughter in connection with a house fire that killed her four children.

Deveka Rose, who is also accused of child abandonment, was dressed in black and appeared at Bromley Magistrates’ Court this morning where she made no plea.

Rose, 29, was charged over a fire that occurred at her property on Collingwood Road in Sutton on December 16, 2021, which killed her two sets of twins – Layton and Logan Hoat, three, and Kyson and Bryson Hoat, four.

District Judge Sarah Turnock added conditions to Rose’s bail and sent the case to the Old Bailey, where the accused will have to attend a plea hearing and preparation for trial on January 8 next year.

The judge told Ms Rose: “You are accused of very serious offenses and whether you have been found guilty of any or all of those offences. It is likely that you will be sent to prison for a significant period of time.”

Deveka Rose, who is also accused of child abandonment, was dressed in black and appeared at Bromley Magistrates Court this morning where she made no plea.

Rose, 29, was charged with setting fire to her property in Collingwood Road, Sutton, on December 16, 2021, which killed her two sets of twins.

Kyson and Bryson Hoath, four, and Layton and Logan, three, died in a house fire in Sutton.

Ms Rose, who was in court with family members, was twice asked by the judge to look at her while he spoke to her.

Metro Police confirmed Ms Rose was charged on Thursday (December 7) with four counts of manslaughter and child abandonment, contrary to the Children and Young People’s Act 1933.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Officers understand the significant impact this devastating incident has had on the local community and they would like to reassure people that this extremely complex investigation continues with the support of partner agencies including the Crown Prosecution Service and the London Fire Brigade. .

“It is vital that no material or comments are published or disseminated online that could be prejudicial to future legal proceedings.”

Four children were home alone when a huge fire started and engulfed the first floor of the house.

Despite firefighters rescuing them from the home using breathing apparatus and performing CPR at the scene, the four children were later pronounced dead at two south London hospitals.

Ms Rose has previously spoken of her suffering at having to live without her sons, telling Time: “Bryson, Kyson, Logan and Layton were my boys, they were my children, they were my life, they were my world.

“They were my heart, they were my soul, they were everything. Everything seems so surreal. I can’t function.

Rose said her four sons enjoyed school, dancing, playing in the park and being with family.

She added: “I can’t deal with it, I will never deal with it. They lit up everyone’s world and I will always be sad that they left so soon.

“They had so much planned and now they’re gone. I wake up and look at their Christmas tree, look at their clothes, their Liverpool football uniforms, their Cocomelon robes, their drawings.”

Ms Rose has previously spoken of her suffering at having to live without her sons.

Ms Rose, who was in court with family members, was twice asked by the judge to look at her while she spoke to her.

Devastated father of two sets of twins Dalton Hoath with his boys before their deaths

Police are on the scene in Sutton after receiving reports of a fire. Pictured December 17, 2021

Despite being rescued by firefighters using breathing apparatus and performing CPR at the scene, the four children were later pronounced dead at two south London hospitals.

A makeshift shrine of flowers, balloons, toys and football scarves was piled up outside a burnt-out terrace house after the deaths of two sets of twins.

In a statement given to MailOnline after the fire, the boys’ father Dalton Hoate, 29, said: “My family and I are absolutely devastated by this tragic loss.

“They were smart, caring, sweet boys, but most of all, sons, brothers, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews and cousins.

“We would like to thank all the emergency services who did so much to save our boys, as well as the local community who pulled together during this difficult time.”

A makeshift shrine of flowers, balloons, toys and football scarves was piled up outside a burnt-out terrace house after the deaths of two sets of twins.

In a Facebook post in 2021, their paternal grandfather Jason Hoath wrote: “I am devastated to say that last night’s horrific house fire in Sutton, which killed four children, was my amazingly smart and beautiful grandchildren.

“(They were) taken too soon, they will always be in our hearts and thoughts.”