Mother of girl killed in London gas explosion says world has been ‘torn apart’

Sahara Salman died a month before her fifth birthday when house collapsed following blast in Croydon

The mother of a young girl who was killed in a gas explosion in London has told how her world has been torn apart" as she accused a gas distribution company of failing to carry out repair work.

Sahara Salman died on Monday, a month before her fifth birthday, while three people were seriously injured as a result of the collapse of a house after the blast in Croydon. Her mother, Sana Ahmad, said on Tuesday that she had contacted the supplier, Southern Gas Networks (SGN), about a suspected leak on 30 July.