Criminal investigators are still hunting for answers four months after a mother and her two young children were found dead in the ashes of a suspicious house fire.
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The bodies of Anne Wachera Muhoro, 45, her son Ezvin, 8, and her daughter Furaha, 5, were discovered by fire fighters in the early hours of Monday morning, February 19.
Police have not said whether the focus of the investigation is a murder, or a murder-suicide.
However, ACT Policing has confirmed its Criminal Investigations unit continues to pursue a “range of enquiries” related to the suspicious blaze.
A man was questioned by police the day after the tragedy, although he was later released without charge.
A private funeral ceremony for the family was held at the Norwood Park Crematorium in Gungahlin on Friday, March 18.
Family members travelled from as far away as Kenya to be there for the service.
Police have previously said the fire was deliberately lit, with accelerants used across multiple "seats of fire" inside the house.
Anne Muhoro was due to discuss a custody matter with the children's father on the morning of the blaze.
Court documents recorded how Ms Muhoro had made "no appearance" in court. The bodies of her and her children had been found earlier that morning.
Affordable housing provider CHC Australia, which owned the property, said a new house would be built on the site.
"The team at CHC were incredibility saddened by the notification of the fire and losing a family who had been tenants of our organisation for nearly five years," general manager Megan Ward said.
"After the police concluded their investigation at the property, CHC instructed our insurer to start a replacement process.
"Ensuring we are keeping the neighbours informed, CHC hopes to demolish the property and rebuild over the coming months to assist another family who may be homeless or at risk of homelessness.”
ACT Policing's Detective Superintendent Scott Moller has previously declined to comment on the cause of the three deaths.
"This is a tragic situation and everyone gets affected by it," he said.
"And everyone that we've spoken to is heartbroken."
Fire crews arrived to find a house "well alight" on Peter Coppin Street just before 9am.
At first, crews found no one inside during a preliminary search of the house, but the grim discovery followed once they had put the fire out.
ACT Policing repeated calls for anyone who witnessed the blaze or who has other information to contact Crime Stoppers, quoting reference number 6235814.
