A drunken woman remained at the scene after setting her friend’s flat alight, a court has heard.
Pauline Wardrobe, 56, of no fixed abode, failed to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday and was sentenced in her absence. She was found guilty by a jury after a trial of arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered, but did not attend the trial or her plea hearing.
Olivia Beesley, prosecuting, detailed that on October 10, 2021, Wardrobe had been staying at her friend Steven Riley’s home at 4 Alwyn Street in Aigburth, for around three weeks. At 10am, Mr Riley went into Liverpool City Centre for some drinks, leaving his flat empty.
