Woman tried to end argument with neighbours - by setting their house on fire
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA woman tried to end an argument with her neighbours by setting their house on fire. Claire Shacklock hurled a 'huge fireball' at her neighbour's house as they watched on in horror.
The couple and their dogs were forced to flee their home as Shacklock began to set items on fire and launch them at their back door.
They have been left convinced that they "could have died" during the arson attack, on the evening of August 5 2022. Liverpool Crown Court heard on Tuesday (April 16) that married couple Paul and Danielle Henderson had spent the evening at home on Frodsham Street in Walton "totally oblivious as to what was about to happen", the ECHO reports. READ MORE "You are lying": Chaotic moment FIGHT breaks out between two women in traffic light queue Paul Blasbery, prosecuting, said: "At about 20 to 10, their lives were effectively turned upside down when their neighbour set fire to their house." The Hendersons had lived at the address for around two years and had "very little interaction" with Shacklock until they began to have "trouble" around months before, including minor "vandalism" and "words said".
On the night in question, they had left the door leading from their kitchen into their rear yard open in order to let their dogs move in and out of the property.
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