Darlington fire starter torched hostage's flat after lobbing missiles at police

Jealous love rival torched exit to victim's flat to 'burn him out'

He told a police officer, 'next time I'll use a 25 litre drum, that should do the job' as he was 'trying to do him'

Darlington fire starter torched hostage's flat after lobbing missiles at police

A Darlington man who doused a friend’s flat in petrol while throwing missiles at police officers during an almost four-hour stand-off in…

Arsonist with 'terrified' hostage inside threatened to 'blow flat up'

David Taylor caused a three-and-a-half-hour stand off as police closed High Northgate, Darlington, when he set fire to his home