A man who admitted killing a convicted sex offender in a flat fire in Worcester has been jailed for 10 years.
Daniel Martin, 25, set fire to a wheelie bin and pushed it up against the front door of ____ ____’s flat in the early hours of December 14, 2011, sparking a rapidly spreading and ferocious blaze in which the 52-year-old was killed.
Sentencing Martin for manslaughter at Birmingham Crown Court, Mrs Justice Thirlwall said the crime was “shockingly stupid”. She said he had intended “to do something so frightening, it would cause him (Heath) to move away from the area where he had lived since 2001”. Full Article
“She added she was “not satisfied” Martin was a danger to the public”
This is truly a disturbing statement. The murderer obviously planned this out prior to carrying his plan out. Each year the consequences seen to be less for crimes against people on registries here and abroad.
rip mr.heath. see this is what happens when laws allow photos and crimes in megans law ect.ect. heath had a target on his back. thought he would be safer in massachusets rather that alabama . this judge was something else. come to the RSOL meeting in los angeles nov. 16 greg scott 290 thank you