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| Stephen Archer guilty of sister's petrol bomb murder | Stephen Archer guilty of sister's petrol bomb murder |
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| A man has been found guilty of murdering his sister who he blamed for his father and uncle's deaths. | A man has been found guilty of murdering his sister who he blamed for his father and uncle's deaths. |
| Julie Archer, 49, died three days after Stephen Archer set her on fire using a "petrol cocktail" in February 2016, Manchester Crown Court heard. | |
| The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Ms Archer suffered 95% burns in the attack at her home on Surbiton Road, Newton Heath. | The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Ms Archer suffered 95% burns in the attack at her home on Surbiton Road, Newton Heath. |
| Archer, of Victoria Street, Openshaw, denied murder. Sentencing is on Friday. | Archer, of Victoria Street, Openshaw, denied murder. Sentencing is on Friday. |
| The court heard Julie was left with "horror movie" injuries after Archer doused her with flammable liquid and set light to the vapours as she sat on a sofa. | |
| He had falsely accused her of murdering their father and uncle and doctoring a will to disinherit him. | |
| 'Maim sister' | 'Maim sister' |
| Ms Archer's 19-year-old daughter, Quibilah Archer-Cunningham, escaped with minor injuries after jumping from an upstairs window of the house. The family dog died in the blaze. | |
| Archer was cleared of arson with intent to endanger the life of his niece. | Archer was cleared of arson with intent to endanger the life of his niece. |
| Kirsty Walls, from the CPS, said: "[Archer] went to her house armed with a cocktail of petrol mixed with mineral spirit with the intent to cause her serious harm, and he did so whilst his niece was upstairs in the house." | |
| "After making initial comments to the police that he had intended to maim his sister, he then claimed he had been acting in self-defence when he threw a glass of petrol at her and that the ignition of the petrol had been a freak accident," she added. | "After making initial comments to the police that he had intended to maim his sister, he then claimed he had been acting in self-defence when he threw a glass of petrol at her and that the ignition of the petrol had been a freak accident," she added. |