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Two guilty of murdering man in Wolverhampton house fire Two guilty of murdering man in Wolverhampton house fire
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Mr Singh died in hospital while his mother suffered life-changing injuries The arson attack was captured on CCTV
Two men accused of a fatal arson attack on a family home have been found guilty of murder. Two men have been convicted of murdering a man by setting fire to his family's home.
Daniel Tatters and Dale Francis denied killing Akashdeep Singh in the fire in Plascom Road, East Park, Wolverhampton last June. Daniel Tatters and Dale Francis had denied killing Akashdeep Singh in the fire in Plascom Road, East Park, Wolverhampton last June.
Tatters, 26, of no fixed address, was filmed by a security camera as he smashed the front window of Mr Singh's home while Francis, from Basford, Stoke-on-Trent, acted as a driver and look-out.Tatters, 26, of no fixed address, was filmed by a security camera as he smashed the front window of Mr Singh's home while Francis, from Basford, Stoke-on-Trent, acted as a driver and look-out.
Mr Singh, 26, died in hospital after the fire while his mother suffered life-changing injuries.Mr Singh, 26, died in hospital after the fire while his mother suffered life-changing injuries.
During the three-week trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court, jurors were told the defendants drove about 40 miles from Stoke-on-Trent to East Park and may have targeted the home by mistake, despite Francis's car having made several previous "background" journeys to the area.
Mr Singh and his mother were trapped upstairs.
Four other family members, including a 16-year-old boy, were injured in the blaze.
Mr Singh died in hospital while his mother suffered life-changing injuries
The court heard the Singh family could not think of any reason why anyone would have a grievance against them.
Tatters and Francis were also convicted of arson with intent to endanger life and attempting to murder other family members.
Mr Justice Wall remanded both men in custody following the verdicts, telling them they would be sentenced on Thursday.
CCTV of the fire was played to the court which showed Tatters approaching the property carrying a container and then smashing the window before running away as the fire started.
A lighter discovered by fire crews at the scene found to have his DNA on it, although Tatters told jurors he had never been to Wolverhampton and had cut his hand on a glass pane while falling over in his garden.
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