Bucklands Beach fire victims named as father and son in homicide probe

Police have revealed the names of the young boy and his father, who were killed in a “deliberately lit” house fire. Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Va’aelua said police investigating the fatal fire at Bucklands Beach on October 2 can now confirm the details of those who died. They were Jung Sup Lee, 36, and Ha-il Lee, 11. Earlier, police revealed they believe the fire was “deliberately lit” and is being treated as a homicide investigation. An accelerant was used in the fire, and it was a substance that was foreign to the property. At 2.30am, emergency Services responded to the house fire that broke out on Murvale Drive. Today, police confirmed it is being treated as a double homicide and are calling for the public’s assistance in identifying those responsible for the fire. Anyone who resides in Bucklands Beach, Howick, Sunnyhills, Mellons Bay, Botany Downs, Highland Park, who has any CCTV footage between the hours of 10pm on Wednesday October 1 and 5am on Thursday, October 2, is urged to get in touch with police. Police are also seeking any dash cam or Go Pro footage from the same areas and times. “We want to reiterate that no detail is too small, or irrelevant,” Va’aelua said. Last week Va’aelua told the media there were no persons of interest. He said one of the survivors of the blaze was the mother who escaped through the home’s main door. Her surviving son had to force his way out. A fifth person, who was a boarder at the house, did not suffer any injuries.