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Arson
(redirected from Wilful fireraising)

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Arson
Deliberately setting fire with a destructive intent. Arson can be intended to incite terror; for example, a loan shark may set fire to a building owned by a debtor. Insurance for businesses and homes usually covers arson, though sometimes company owners set fire to their own buildings as a form of insurance fraud.


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Muchemwa, of Edinburgh, had earlier admitted endangering lives by wilful fireraising.
At Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday, McReadie was jailed for 28 months after admitting wilful fireraising Aidan Higgins, prosecuting, told the court: "At the time of the offence, he was the branch manager.
Last week the youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted wilful fireraising at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court.
 
 
 
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