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Leicester corner shop blast
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/f...lery-s0ftmt28l
https://news.sky.com/story/two-more-...osion-11273106
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If its arson why not charge with murder?Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Posthttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/f...lery-s0ftmt28l
https://news.sky.com/story/two-more-...osion-11273106
hmm
If its arson why not charge with murder?"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostIf its arson why not charge with murder?
Destroying or damaging property.
(1)A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another intending to destroy or damage any such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property, whether belonging to himself or another—(a)intending to destroy or damage any property or being reckless as to whether any property would be destroyed or damaged; and
(b)intending by the destruction or damage to endanger the life of another or being reckless as to whether the life of another would be thereby endangered;shall be guilty of an offence.
(3)An offence committed under this section by destroying or damaging property by fire shall be charged as arson.
And note that they've also been charged with manslaughter.
Bringing the two charges together: they are charged with having acted illegally in some way, having been reckless as to whether their illegal act(s) would result in the deaths of several people (manslaughter), and damage to property by way of fire (arson).
IANAL, this is not legal advice, etc.Comment
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Also worthy of note is that one of those charged is the shopkeeper, who was in the premises at the time. So either the other two had gone off him and set him up, or whatever they were doing that resulted in the explosion wasn't something they, or at least he, were actively doing at the time of the blast.
Unless he took the shop worker who was killed with him to the storeroom to watch him set off a bomb or something, which seems unlikely.Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostAlso worthy of note is that one of those charged is the shopkeeper, who was in the premises at the time. So either the other two had gone off him and set him up, or whatever they were doing that resulted in the explosion wasn't something they, or at least he, were actively doing at the time of the blast.
Unless he took the shop worker who was killed with him to the storeroom to watch him set off a bomb or something, which seems unlikely.Comment
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Originally posted by BR14 View Postas someone said earlier, a hamfisted attempt to bypass the gas meter?
I'm actually starting to incline towards thingy off Facebook's illegal distillery idea as not being quite as far-fetched as it initially seemed.
Though dodgy builders doing gas installation work without being qualified or registered still seems more likely.Comment
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But an illegal distillery needn't be for hooch. It could be for cannabis oil.
A canabbis oil distillery mishap is rumoured to be what caused the Grenfell Tower fire.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostBut an illegal distillery needn't be for hooch. It could be for cannabis oil.
A canabbis oil distillery mishap is rumoured to be what caused the Grenfell Tower fire.
Grenfell Tower: Fire started in Hotpoint fridge-freezer, say police - BBC News"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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