10 men jailed for 130 years after setting a mother and girl, 13, on fire

10 men have been sentenced after a ‘revenge attack’ that saw a woman and her daughter set on fire (Picture: Stoke Sentinlel/BPM Media)

A total of 10 men have been jailed for a combined 130 years after setting fire to a home in a ‘revenge attack’ that severely injured a woman and a teenage girl.

On December 16, 2021, shortly before 11pm, a group of men smashed the downstairs windows of a house on Beverley Drive in Stoke-on-Trent and poured petrol into the hallway and outside the living room window.

A 31-year-old woman and a 13-year-old girl were inside at the time, both of whom had no choice but to jump out of an upstairs window.

Police confirmed that the mother had been struck on the head and set on fire; she suffered 65% burns, a ...