A mother and son recorded themselves "dancing" and "openly celebrating" as flames engulfed a barge they'd set fire to in a "truly despicable act".
Adam Lloyd, 36, chanted "the roof is on fire" after using a cigarette lighter to ignite a cushion on the boat, leading to the fire that completely destroyed the boat. Accompanying Adam Lloyd at the scene on the Bridgewater Canal at Canal Reach in Runcorn on September 7 last year was his mum Jackie Lloyd, 54, who moments earlier had called the barge's owner Peter Hill, her former partner, and threatened to set fire to it.
Mr Hill was out driving to Lancashire at the time when the incident happened and his home was destroyed. In astonishing footage shown to Chester Crown Court on Tuesday, the drunken mother-and-son could be seen celebrating as the fire broke out.
