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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Pennink

Teenager guilty over death of pensioner in firework letterbox prank

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A teenager who dared his friend to stuff a lit Megaburst firework through the letterbox of a house, killing the elderly occupant, has been found guilty of manslaughter.

Josephine Smith, 88, was believed to have been asleep in bed when the firework let off two successive explosions and set her home ablaze on October 28 2021.

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