DECATUR - Six children are in protective custody after their 31-year-old mother was jailed on charges she started a fire that killed her three-year-old daughter. <br>
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Jillian Smiley of Decatur is being held without bond on arson and murder charges. <br>
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Police say Smiley started the fire Saturday by setting fire to her boyfriend's clothes. Her boyfriend -- Marcus Smith -- was at home and received minor injuries in the blaze. <br>
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Smiley and her other six children escaped. The body of Smiley's daughter -- Icesys Smith -- was found inside the house. Smith says he was the child's father. <br>
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Smiley realized her three-year-old was still inside the house after counting her other children. They have been taken into protective custody.