‘A former City trader who knocked his wife unconscious, set her body on fire and then took his dog for a walk has been jailed for life today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 15th December 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Two men who threw a firework into a care home, leaving a resident with life-changing injuries, have been jailed.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A catastrophic series of failures contributed to the death of a prisoner, who died after setting fire to his cell, an inquest jury ruled.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Claims an undercover officer set fire to a high street department store while infiltrating animal rights campaigners are being investigated by the police.’
The Independent, 20th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man and his two sons have been found guilty of murdering two teenagers and a baby in a house fire in Derbyshire.’
BBC News, 11th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been jailed for 25 years after trying to burn her sister alive to cover up the theft of almost £140,000 from her family.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An arsonist has been jailed for setting fire to his bed while his wife was in it and while three young children were in their house.’
BBC News, 14th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Farmer Andrew Main, 47, has been sentenced after arson spree with gas cannisters at council headquarters and the home of a pensioner following a 30-year planning dispute.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A mother-of-two who claimed voices in her head told her to set fire to her home with her children inside has been jailed.’
BBC News, 18th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Daniel Ellis sentenced to 34 months after ‘staggering’ home and putting lighter to firework fuse that wrecked family house in North Wales’
Daily Telegraph, 5th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man found guilty of murdering a fellow Tameside guest house resident before setting fire to his body has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 9th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been jailed for 13 years for her part in killing two children in a revenge arson attack in 1997.’
BBC News, 25th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Businesses whose property is damaged in riots can recover “consequential” losses stemming from the incident, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Previously it was believed compensation payable by police under the Riot Act was limited to physical damage.’
BBC News, 20th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Danielle Miles set fire to a kebab shop because she arrived minutes after it closed, missing her takeaway order’
Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Career criminal Tommy Roye recruited two enforcers to have his victim’s car torched on his driveway.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who beat and stabbed his ex-partner’s father before setting his body alight has been found guilty of murder and arson.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Seven men who were detained after shots were fired at police during riots have had appeals against their sentences and convictions dismissed.’
BBC News, 21st January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Mairead Philpott has had her 17-year prison sentence for killing her six children in a house fire in Derby upheld by the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The appeal hearing for Mairead Philpott and Paul Mosley, convicted of killing six children in a Derby house fire, is expected to be filmed for television.”
BBC News, 15th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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