sshhhh! my witty and funny stalker has arrived....although he hasn't said anything witty or funny .....for a while..
So, the shop owner along with 2 others charged with manslaughter and arson. The “explosion” being caused by igniting petrol. Andy
Wow but what motive when the 'perps' were from different parts of the country - some sort of 'honour' killing??
No idea. One of the victims worked in the shop (Polish supermarket ?) and was the girlfriend of one of those charged. The famly living upstairs don’t seem to have any connection unless the shop owner is also their landlord. I wonder if it was an accident whilst illegally handling/storing petrol that had tragic consequences. Andy
I don’t think they reckoned on such a devastating kaboom by pouring petrol about the gaff. The perfect air/vapour/spark source obviously came together and Booom! We’re not getting the whole story though.
When we were boys one of our duties was to have a bonfire to burn the rubbish, normally very early on a Sunday morning. Our fire pit was an old dished area from the now dried out large pond. One damp misty morning my brother was having trouble lighting the moist pile, so he added a what was left from a jerry can of petrol. Probably about a gallon or so (2 maximum)... The matches were damp so he went back to the house to get fresh ones (nearly 10 minutes has passed). ..... luckily I was still getting ready when the explosion rang out..... 2 green houses scrapped and all our immediate neighbours needed reglazing at the back... Him no eyebrows and a new Peaky Blinders hair cut.
Lucky lad. I think we all have mental stories from our childhood. But when I think back, we didn’t all come out unscathed. I certainly didn’t, lost most sight in my left eye aged 8. Bastard!
Any terrorist group desiring to cause massive explosions need not go to the trouble of sourcing quantities of gelignite or TNT and elaborate fuses. A gallon of petrol and a box of matches would achieve the same effect.
