Mother, 41, who died with her husband and son, six, in a burning cottage texted her sister-in-law 'Goodbye' hours before the mysterious blaze



The victims have been named locally as Tiago and Adriana Nunes, and their son, also called Tiago, seven, (together top right) who died as the fire ripped through the isolated property (bottom right) on Trumpet Hill Road near Reigate, Surrey. The major fire in one of the county's most affluent lanes was only discovered when Mr Nunes failed to arrive for work and colleagues went to check on him, a neighbour said today. The farm at Little Santon Farm in Reigate, Surrey, where the burnt cottage sits is owned by Adrian and Sara Smart, according to the local paper. They called the emergency services who found three dead in the destroyed cottage on a private road at around 11am yesterday morning. A neighbour who had met Tiago said he was a gardener and that the couple are believed to be Portuguese. The mother (pictured left with Tiago Jr) is understood to have been a cleaner, who worked in the village of Betchworth. The son is believed to have been a pupil at nearby North Downs Primary School.

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