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Drug dealer jailed for life over arson attack on St Helens home that killed elderly couple

Kevin Weetman, 34, drug dealer, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years at Liverpool Crown Court today after an arson killed Sheila Jackson, 83, and Eric Greener, 77.
Over a drugs dispute, the prosecution says Kevin Weetman sought revenge after George Jackson, 48, twice refused to sell drugs and demanded his “dough” to avoid a ‘loss of face’.
Paul Smith and Lee Owens travelled from Liverpool by motorbike with petrol and set the house alight just after 12.30am on July 15, 2025; police linked them using CCTV and phone records.
The trial resulted in manslaughter convictions, with Kylie Maynard jailed for 23 years and Lee Owens sentenced to 13 years and six months at Liverpool Crown Court.
Mr Justice Jay warned Weetman is ‘a man with an entirely warped moral code,’ and Merseyside Police said the attack was calculated while the victims’ family called it ‘unforgivable, unprovoked, premeditated’.

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Drug dealer jailed for life over arson attack on St Helens home that killed elderly couple

Kevin Weetman was sentenced alongside one of his sellers, Kylie Maynard; and Lee Owens; who also received lengthy jail terms for manslaughter at Liverpool Crown Court.

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Judge delivers lengthy jail terms over killing of elderly couple in fire

THREE people have been given lengthy jail terms for killing an elderly St Helens couple who died in a fire at their home that had been started deliberately.

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