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Two teenagers have been found guilty of killing a grandmother by pushing a firework through her letterbox.Two teenagers have been found guilty of killing a grandmother by pushing a firework through her letterbox.
Mary Fox, 59, died in a fire at her home in Wallace Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, on 5 November 2009.Mary Fox, 59, died in a fire at her home in Wallace Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, on 5 November 2009.
Owen Hewitt, 18, of Bodmin Foyer, and Samual Luckes, 17, of Rhind Street, Bodmin, had denied manslaughter and arson at Truro Crown Court. Owen Hewitt, 18, of Bodmin Foyer, and Samual Luckes, 17, of Rhind Street, Bodmin, were convicted of manslaughter and arson at Truro Crown Court.
A third teenager, Ryan Croft, 18, of Wallace Road, Bodmin, pleaded guilty in February. They will be sentenced later.A third teenager, Ryan Croft, 18, of Wallace Road, Bodmin, pleaded guilty in February. They will be sentenced later.
The court heard the firework had set alight a large amount of clutter in the hallway which had been hoarded by Mrs Fox. The court heard the firework, pushed through the letterbox by Hewitt, had set alight a large amount of clutter in the hallway which had been hoarded by Mrs Fox.
'Give a fright''Give a fright'
She was overcome by fumes and smoke from the fire and died. Unable to escape the building, she was overcome by fumes and smoke and died.
Her 17-year-old son, Raum, escaped by jumping from a bedroom window. Her 17-year-old son, Raum, escaped by jumping from a first-floor bedroom window of the three-storey house.
The jury heard that both Raum and his mother had been subjected to bullying and harassment by local youths.The jury heard that both Raum and his mother had been subjected to bullying and harassment by local youths.
Hewitt and Luckes' defence lawyers said that they had not meant to kill Mrs Fox and had only meant to "give the occupants a fright".Hewitt and Luckes' defence lawyers said that they had not meant to kill Mrs Fox and had only meant to "give the occupants a fright".
Their families gasped and sobbed as the jury foreman delivered the majority verdict.
Mrs Fox's family said the mother-of-nine was a self-sacrificing woman who was "loving and caring" and her death had been "senseless".Mrs Fox's family said the mother-of-nine was a self-sacrificing woman who was "loving and caring" and her death had been "senseless".