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Matthew Cooper

DNA evidence on lighter links murder accused to arson attack, court told

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

DNA evidence showing an “extremely strong” link to one of two men accused of launching an arson attack on a family home, killing a 26-year-old man, was found on a cigarette lighter at the scene, a jury has heard.

Prosecutors allege Daniel Tatters, 26, and Dale Francis, 37, are both guilty of murdering Akashdeep Singh, who died in hospital after a blaze at a house in Plascom Road in East Park, Wolverhampton, at about 1am on June 25 last year.

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