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| Mouse-cremating bike shop workers sentenced for fire | Mouse-cremating bike shop workers sentenced for fire |
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| Two "bored" workers who set fire to a dead mouse in an act of "mind boggling stupidity", have been sentenced for causing a fire that ripped through a bike shop. | Two "bored" workers who set fire to a dead mouse in an act of "mind boggling stupidity", have been sentenced for causing a fire that ripped through a bike shop. |
| The blaze in September 2017 at Cycle King Shop in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, caused over £1.6m of damage. | The blaze in September 2017 at Cycle King Shop in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, caused over £1.6m of damage. |
| Ashley Finley, 25, of Elmswell, and Dysney Sibbons, 23, of Stowmarket, admitted arson by reckless behaviour. | Ashley Finley, 25, of Elmswell, and Dysney Sibbons, 23, of Stowmarket, admitted arson by reckless behaviour. |
| The pair were jailed for eight months each, suspended for 18 months. | The pair were jailed for eight months each, suspended for 18 months. |
| They were also ordered to complete 280 hours of unpaid work and pay compensation. | They were also ordered to complete 280 hours of unpaid work and pay compensation. |
| The court heard how the colleagues used a degreasant as an accelerator to cremate a dead mouse they had found. | The court heard how the colleagues used a degreasant as an accelerator to cremate a dead mouse they had found. |
| Both thought they had extinguished the fire but became aware of loud noises coming from the shop store room. | |
| Opening the door they saw the fire and in a panic tried to extinguish it themselves. | Opening the door they saw the fire and in a panic tried to extinguish it themselves. |
| The blaze continued to grow and eventually spread to two neighbouring shops where it continued to burn for five hours. | The blaze continued to grow and eventually spread to two neighbouring shops where it continued to burn for five hours. |
| When the fire service arrived both men were seen rushing in and out of the cycle shop to rescue as much stock as they could. | When the fire service arrived both men were seen rushing in and out of the cycle shop to rescue as much stock as they could. |
| Judge David Pugh said the fire was an act of "mind boggling stupidity" committed to "alleviate boredom". | Judge David Pugh said the fire was an act of "mind boggling stupidity" committed to "alleviate boredom". |
| Finley, of Borley Crescent, and Sibbons, of Elmsett Close, were described as "truly remorseful". | Finley, of Borley Crescent, and Sibbons, of Elmsett Close, were described as "truly remorseful". |