A Totterdown man who started a fire outside Bristol flats was mentally unwell at the time. And now remorseful Kitwana Kafele is settled into a hospital care regime and set for therapy.
Kafele, 41, of Bath Road, pleaded guilty to attempted arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered after an incident outside the Ledbury Road accommodation on December 20 last year. He appeared before Bristol Crown Court for sentence today (July 25, 2022).
The recorder Mr David Chidgey handed him a hospital order under the Mental Health Act. He did so after two doctors agreed Kafele was suffering from a recognised mental health disorder, and he also handed an indefinite restraining order banning Kafele from visiting Ledbury Road and named parties.
