Blow up your house. Try to kill the wife. 5 years jail.
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https://news.sky.com/story/man-jailed-for-blowing-...
What the actual f
k. Also wiped out the neighbours house which wasn't insured and did 600k worth of damage.
He'll be out in 3 years I guess?
This country.....
What the actual f
k. Also wiped out the neighbours house which wasn't insured and did 600k worth of damage.He'll be out in 3 years I guess?
This country.....
He wasn't charged with att. murder. It was arson/reckless as to whether someone was put in danger, so a lower tariff.
However, is does seem very lenient, especially as the motive was, according to the judge, malice. No mitigation there.
There seems to be a suggestion that he was trying to kill himself, and nearly succeeded.
However, is does seem very lenient, especially as the motive was, according to the judge, malice. No mitigation there.
There seems to be a suggestion that he was trying to kill himself, and nearly succeeded.
How can you do £600k worth of damage to a house that looks like it's worth a third of that?
Regards the sentence - he was in the house himself and ended up injured and in a coma whereas the wife was unharmed, so it's credible that it was an attempted suicide and done in a bad state of mind, and therefore factored into the sentence (IANAL though)
Regards the sentence - he was in the house himself and ended up injured and in a coma whereas the wife was unharmed, so it's credible that it was an attempted suicide and done in a bad state of mind, and therefore factored into the sentence (IANAL though)
JulianHJ said:
Does seem very lenient.
Who the hell doesn’t have house insurance???
Guy I work with does not have any because he is as tight as a ?????Who the hell doesn’t have house insurance???
Even showers at work to save the pennies, heats up food in work for a hot meal then has a cold dinner at home.
No mortgage so no need he says.
JulianHJ said:
Does seem very lenient.
Who the hell doesn’t have house insurance???
The guy I used to live next to, that ruined everything owned. Who the hell doesn’t have house insurance???
Shouldn't have been a problem, but as soon as my own insurance company realised they weren't claiming it all back from his insurance company, things got a lot more difficult.
Or, another way to answer your question, f
king morons.Pica-Pica said:
JulianHJ said:
Does seem very lenient.
Who the hell doesn’t have house insurance???
My brother never used to, he was an insurance actuary.Who the hell doesn’t have house insurance???
Doesn't mean the house isn't rubbish, like it doesn't mean the actuary won't be hugely out of pocket if his house catches fire or subsides
james_tigerwoods said:
As an aside - Would the owner of that house be able to claim off the guy who damaged his house regardless of a lack of insurance?
In theory yes, though whether a 68 year old divorced prisoner whose own house is a pile of rubble is actually going to be able to come up with £600K, or anything close to it, is another question entirely. No court can force someone to pay you money that he didn't have.james_tigerwoods said:
As an aside - Would the owner of that house be able to claim off the guy who damaged his house regardless of a lack of insurance?
Well you'd have to hope his insurer covered it - oops he didn't have one. 
And he won't personally have enough assets, so however actuarial you may be household insurance looks like a good idea!
And A1VDY you could try some politeness - try google if you can't understand it.
Edited by Mr Tidy on Friday 24th May 01:50
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