The brother of the girl said they had all discussed the possibility that the father might die while she was in the house and had come to that conclusion before entering the house. After the media blowout the brother wrote an email (read it here
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) - I have to agree with him. Would I personally not want to be told, no - I'd want to know immediately if a loved one went to hospital, but these were the fathers wishes and the girl, Emma, had already come to terms with this possibility.
Crazy times.