Arsonist who barricaded herself in Didcot flat made sure parrot went free
Buzzard Rise, Didcot and, inset, Oxford Crown Court Pictures: GOOGLE/ED NIX A woman who set fire to her Didcot home passed her parrot’s cage out the window in order to save the bird’s life. Katie Jefferies, 35, barricaded the front and back doors with fridges and set light to newspaper strewn around the house, Oxford Crown Court heard. Prosecutor Francis Gaskin said Jefferies had earlier argued with her partner, who told her that he was going on a date with another woman. The defend...
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