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Seven Men Jailed for Total of 129 Years for 2021 Stoke-on-Trent Petrol-Bombing
The attack left a mother with life-changing burns and a 13-year-old girl injured after a revenge plot tied to a street stabbing.
- Ten men were jailed for a combined 130 years following a revenge arson attack on a Stoke-on-Trent home that left a 31-year-old mother and her teenage daughter with severe burns.
- The attack on the Beverley Drive property on December 16, 2021, was retaliation after Naveed Hussain stabbed Kashif Ahmed during a street fight hours earlier, prompting the gang to target Hussain's former partner.
- Attackers smashed downstairs windows and poured petrol into the hallway, forcing the mother and her 13-year-old daughter to jump from an upstairs window to escape; the mother suffered 65% burns while the daughter sustained 15% burns.
- Judge Rupert Mayo handed down sentences at Leicester Crown Court, stating it was "virtually impossible to imagine a more horrific scene" the victims faced; defendants will serve two-thirds of their sentences with remainder on licence.
- Detective Constable Howard Davies of Staffordshire Police condemned the "truly shocking" violence, praising the victims' "incredible strength and resilience" while emphasizing the investigation ensures those responsible are held accountable for the attack.
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Ten men jailed for combined 130 years following house fire and violent disorder
Ten men have been jailed for a combined 130 years following a house fire and violent disorder in Stoke-on-Trent.Staffordshire Police confirmed the sentences followed an 11-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court, which concluded earlier this year. On December 16, 2021, a fight broke out involving four men, during which one men was stabbed.After the altercation, a group of men then went to a house on Beverley Drive, Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent, demandi…
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