Arson!!!

[scaley]

Got some bad news from the old man on monday,his neighbour decided to burn a settee in her garden at ten o clock at night which then set fire to the fence and then the old mans shed,luckily other neighbours alerted ma and pa and fire brigade quickly arrived and the fire was put out before it spread to the house.On the downside a lifetime of fishing tackle was in the shed,my sons brand new rods and reels which he got for xmas,tackle boxes,boat rods,waterproofs,bait fridge,you name it it was in there,fortunateley he will be able to claim on his contents insurance for what was in the shed but not for the shed itself,the idiot who started the fire has not apologised or said Jack sh@t about the incident,anybody on here know where the old man stands as far as the law is concerned in relation to claiming compensation from the arsonist.

 

[mick dunn]

Arson.

Arson.

Scaley without attending your home and seeing the damage i would say an offence of arson would be very hard to prove. You could say it was reckless if it was ten feet away but if its next doors garden you would struggle. Its called having a divvy neighbour.





.Criminal Damage Act 1971 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[insanojackson]

i agree with mick however what about their home insurance? they should be liable.

 

[peter.m]

Depending on the circumstances I would consider it reckless part of the act! would setting fire to a matress in such a confined space not reasonably be expected to spread without some precautions or forthought?

Then again you have the CPS to consider it after

 

[blackrat]

Peter, could I give her a HORT/1 for her to produce her Docs, and did the sofa have wheels...god I hate crime..

 

[peter.m]

Some of your fishing results are a crime Ian, especially with you special baits!!

 

[scaley]

i agree with mick however what about their home insurance? they should be liable.

i doubt she will have any,she certainly has not came forward and any attempt to speak to her is almost impossible unless we do a stake out and wait for her coming out of the house but that itself is probably illegal.

 

[insanojackson]

Peter, could I give her a HORT/1 for her to produce her Docs, and did the sofa have wheels...god I hate crime..

My mottos's are

COFFEE NOT CRIME, PIES NOT PI'S

 

[davem2005]

I would have thought it would be worth a call to a no win no fee lawyer on this.

If they are covered by house insurance a proportion will be for third party cover.

Basically you have nothing to loose.

Glad your gears covered though. We can all live without a garden shed...but fishing tackle!!!!

 

[treeboa]

sounds like your living next to the village idiot mate, think i would be getting in touch with a solicitor to see exactly were i stand, get some pics of where the sofa was burnt as well as the shed and take some measurements, the less guesswork the better advice you will get, your probably going to have to claim from your insurance as well as no doubt if your next door actually has any you will find that they are not covered for that sort of stupidity, get a full list of whats now buggered and missing, even if it was old stuff, you tend to forget bits as well so have a good long think before submitting a claim, dont accept the first offer either as your insurance will be after paying you as little as possible

 

[loothapub]

There may not be any intent but definitley Recklessness in my opinion so would fall into the Criminal Damage legislation and therefore I would be involving the Police for starters.

What reasonable person sets fire to a sofa at that time of night and within a short distance of the fence.

Not the actions of a normal person.

 

[scaley]

Thanks for your sound advice lads,definateley some avenues there that i never thought of,most annoying thing is the bairns rods and reels including a brand new tip tornado, what a waste.

cheers guys

 

[treeboa]

best of luck sortin this one mate