Grenfell final death toll is 71, police say

A MOTHER and daughter are the final two victims of the Grenfell Tower fire to be formally identified.

Victoria King (71) and her 40-year-old daughter Alexandra Atala “died at each other’s side”, their family have said.

They were among 70 people who died in the blaze, while Logan Gomes, who was stillborn in hospital after his parents escaped the tower, has also been recorded as a victim. The search operation in the 24-storey block in west London is due to be completed next month but the Metropolitan Police said they now believe all those who died have been recovered and identified.

In a statement released through police, the pair’s family said: “We were devastated to hear of our sister, Vicky’s, fate, and that of her daughter, Alexandra, in the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

“Some comfort can come from the knowledge that she and Al- exandra were devoted to one another and spent so many mutually supportive years together.

“They died at each other’s side and now they can rest together in peace.”

Including baby Logan, 18 of the victims were children, police said. Officers have pledged to continue what they described as a “complex and challenging” probe into the blaze.

Scotland Yard has said its criminal investigation may consider individual as well as corporate manslaughter charges.