Tower block arsonist jailed for setting woman alight
Reece Brivitt, 33, set the victim alight inside a tower block flat on Milton Grove, Stafford, on 22 October.The victim suffered serious burns to her chest and legs, leaving her with life-changing injuries, the court heard. Brivitt admitted charges of arson with intent to endanger life as well as wounding with intent and was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on Wednesday. The swift actions of firefighters meant the fire was extinguished quickly, preventing further injuries, she explained.
- ▪Reece Brivitt, 33, set the victim alight inside a tower block flat on Milton Grove, Stafford, on 22 October.The victim suffered serious burns to her chest and legs, leaving her with life-changing injuries, the court heard.
- ▪Brivitt admitted charges of arson with intent to endanger life as well as wounding with intent and was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on Wednesday.
- ▪The swift actions of firefighters meant the fire was extinguished quickly, preventing further injuries, she explained.
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Tower block arsonist jailed for setting woman alightImage source, Staffordshire PoliceImage caption, Reece Brivitt set fire to the woman "in a cruel attack" which left her with "life-changing injuries", police saidByEleanor LawsonWest MidlandsPublished26 minutes agoA man who set a woman on fire inside a flat, after dousing her in petrol and vodka, has been jailed for 11 years and nine months. Reece Brivitt, 33, set the victim alight inside a tower block flat on Milton Grove, Stafford, on 22 October.The victim suffered serious burns to her chest and legs, leaving her with life-changing injuries, the court heard. Brivitt admitted charges of arson with intent to endanger life as well as wounding with intent and was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on Wednesday.
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