🔥 Bryan Soutar, 55, has admitted to setting fires in two of his own Perth flats, forcing neighbours to flee as smoke filled their homes.
🔹 The Incidents:
📍 May 2019 – Market Street Flat
🛋️ Set fire to his sofa, causing £50,039 in damages
🚒 Three fire crews were called as eight flats filled with smoke
📍 November 2019 – Charles Street Flat
🛏️ Set fire to a mattress, causing £22,722 in damages
🏠 Residents evacuated as smoke spread throughout the block
⚖️ Court Ruling:
➡️ Originally charged with wilful fire-raising but pled guilty to alternative charges
➡️ Sheriff deferred sentencing, warning he could face prison
Soutar, currently living in Greyfriars House homeless hostel, will be sentenced next month.
What do you think? Should he receive jail time for the danger he caused? Let us know below. 👇
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