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Boy guilty of £5m arson

Paul Britton
18/ 3/2008

A SCHOOLBOY pleaded guilty to an arson attack which virtually destroyed a historic church, causing damage estimated at £5M.

The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, damaged a tank containing kerosene in the grounds of Grade II listed St Thomas’s Church, Newhey on 21 December.

Bolton Crown Court was told that he then used a cigarette lighter to set fire to the leaking fuel.  Nobody was injured or inside at the time but the building was left virtually destroyed.


 

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   This little chit needs to be made an example of, but my guess is he will come from a deprived family and didn't get the latest wii for xmas which badly affected him so therefore will get a slap on the wrist.

Roch Girl
19/03/2008 at 22:56
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