Shy [Liam Payne]

Chapter 44

Doncaster Police Department

Case #: 4759-A
Date Opened: 17 March, 2016
Detective(s): Timothy White
Case Opened By: Mark Tomlinson, Johannah Tomlinson
Reason: Death of Marianne Tomlinson

Timeline of Saturday, 17 March, 2016:

- Approximately 7:00 AM: Mark and Johannah Tomlinson leave home.
- Approximately 8:15 AM: Marianne Tomlinson enters kitchen of home, begins beating pots/pans to make noise.
- Approximately 8:20 AM: Brother Louis Tomlinson, and friends Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Zayn Malik hear noise.
- Approximately 8:25 AM: Payne enters kitchen. Marianne Tomlinson is found lying on floor, beating pots/pans together.
- Approximately 8:27 AM: Louis Tomlinson, Styles, Horan, and Malik enter kitchen. Marianne Tomlinson tells them to leave the home.
- Approximately 8:30 AM: Louis Tomlinson, Styles, Horan, Payne, and Malik leave home.
- Approximately 8:35 AM: Marianne Tomlinson pours oil on floor in house (living room, dining room, kitchen, stairs).
- Approximately 8:40 AM: Marianne Tomlinson handcuffs self to stove handle, throws key across kitchen.
- Approximately 8:45 AM: Marianne Tomlinson lights match and drops it onto oil on floor, fire starts.
- Approximately 8:55 AM: Fire spreads from kitchen to other parts of house with oil on floor.
- Approximately 9:05 AM: Fire spreads to second story.
- Approximately 9:15 AM: Marianne Tomlinson killed by smoke inhalation.
- Approximately 9:30 AM: Neighbors notice fire, report to emergency dispatchers.
- Approximately 9:50 AM: Emergency dispatchers arrive on scene.
- 10:24 AM: Marianne Tomlinson pronounced dead.

Evidence: Oil canisters (3), match box (1), handcuffs (1), key (1).
Death Ruled: Suicide
Case Closed: 23 March, 2016