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Jamie Timson

Melbourne bouncy castle king jailed over arson attacks on rivals

An Australian court heard how James Balcombe was motivated by an ‘obsessive desire to outdo his competitors’

A Melbourne bouncy castle operator has been jailed for up to 11 years after he hired arsonists to burn down his rivals’ premises. 

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