Son blows up childhood home after mistakenly thinking he had been left out of will

A man who destroyed his childhood home in a devastating explosion fuelled by an inheritance dispute with his brother has been sentenced to four years and four months behind bars. Darren Davies, 55, deliberately ignited the four-bedroom detached bungalow in the Lancashire village of Hambleton after convincing himself that his sibling Craig was conspiring to cheat him out of his share.The property was valued at £260,000.The brothers had been living together in the property on Carr Lane following the death of their parents in 2024. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Davies had previously entered a guilty plea to arson while reckless as to whether life was endangered.Residents on Carr Lane heard a powerful blast as glass and wreckage were...

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