‘A father who suffocated his two young children with a cloth soaked in petrol before setting fire to the family home has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 33 years for their murder today (20 November).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th November 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A debt-ridden gambler has been jailed for 20 years for killing a father and his eight-year-old daughter by setting their home alight in a “seriously reckless” attempt to cover up a burglary.’
The Guardian, 9th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A high court judge has said she is “deeply concerned” about the behaviour of Amber Rudd for failing to release a survivor of torture from detention despite repeated court orders requiring her to do so.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An arsonist who caused £5m worth of damage to a Tudor mansion has been jailed for four and a half years after being caught by a single match.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In 2006, James Ward was given a 10-month minimum jail sentence called an IPP (Imprisonment for Public Protection) for arson.’
BBC News, 14th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who started a fire in the toilet of a plane carrying more than 200 people has had his prison sentence more than doubled at the Court of Appeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who set fire to his dream rural retreat after a bitter dispute with a building society was found strumming a guitar and cooking on a barbecue next to the burning building by firefighters who arrived to help.’
The Guardian, 10th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Some people may prefer the quiet life choosing not to rock the boat unless they really have to. Others could feel that the only correct thing to do is to spill the beans.’
The Independent, 10th April 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘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
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