Faisal Latif admits 1992 Middleport fire murders 1 October 2013 Last updated at 11:10 A man has admitted killing a mother and her son in a house fire more than 20 years ago. Faisal Latif, 44, was arrested in the USA in January, wanted on five charges, including two of murder. Marilyn Cook and her 16-year-old son Nicholas died in a fire at their home in Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent in 1992. At the start of the trial at Stafford Crown Court, Latif pleaded guilty and was told to expect a lengthy prison sentence.