'With sunset all the children should be home'.

Dr Muhammad Taufiq Abdul Sattar lost his family in an arson attack in the UK in the early hours of September 13th 2013.

At the time he was in Ireland where he works as a neurosurgeon in several Dublin hospitals.

His wife Shehnila Taufiq, 47, daughter Zainab, 19, and sons Bilal, 17, and Jamal, 15 all died in the house fire in Leicester.

His family were planning to come to Ireland once the children had finished their Islamic education - they planned to open a Muslim prayer centre at Warrenstown House in Dublin 15.

Seven men and a teenager were convicted on Monday for their part in the attack. Two were sentenced to life in prison for their murder.

Kemo Porter, 19, and Tristan Richards, 23, were found guilty of their murders.

Shaun Carter, 24, Nathaniel Mullings, 19, Jackson Powell, 20, Aaron Webb, 20, Akeem Jeffers, 21 and Cairo Parker, 17, were found guilty of manslaughter.

In a powerful victim impact statement to the court this week Dr Abdul Sattar said 'I cannot say that I am living. I merely exist. I am like a brutally wounded bird without wings'.

Today Dr Abdul Sattar spoke to Jonathan about how he has dealt with the death of his family and what it was like to attend the trial.

He says he is "not angry" and that he does not hate the men that killed his family because "hate is not a useful emotion". He says we should instead 'hate the crimes'.

He said he hopes his story will "open the eyes of all parents" to "pay attention to their teenagers". He urges parents to spend time with their teenagers and "know what they are doing".

He believes that 'with sunset all the children should be home'.

He also thanked the Irish people for their support, particularly his colleagues from Crumlin, Temple St and Beaumont hospitals and all his patients. 

Listen to the full interview here: