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Matthew Cooper

Arson attack accused thought he was going to ‘torch’ a car, murder trial told

Emergency services at the scene in Plascom Road in Wolverhampton (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Archive)

One of two men accused of murdering Akashdeep Singh in an arson attack caught on CCTV claims he had no prior knowledge “that this other guy was going to torch the house”, and no intention of causing serious harm to anyone.

Wolverhampton Crown Court was told Dale Francis, 37, and Daniel Tatters, 26, both deny the murder of Mr Singh, who died in hospital hours after suffering burns and inhaling smoke at his home.

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