Man who set fire to 5G mast over coronavirus conspiracy theory jailed
coronavirus before he set fire to the Vodafone mast in Kirkby, Merseyside.The charity volunteer caused between £10,000 and £15,000 worth of damage and the mast was out of action for 11 days.He pleaded guilty to arson at an earlier hearing, and was sentenced to three years in prison at Liverpool Crown Court today.Judge Thomas Teague QC said: “In my view there was here a high degree of planning and premeditation.“There was use of firelighters and, in the sense that the aim was to put the mast out of action, there was intent to cause very serious damage to property.”Three people had been seen running away from the scene of the blaze on April 4, but the other two had not been identified, the court was told.Whitty's home was later searched by