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Two Teenagers Jailed For 10 Years Over Brutal Arson Attack On London Indian Restaurant
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News18•05-10-2026, 15:00
Two Teenagers Jailed For 10 Years Over Brutal Arson Attack On London Indian Restaurant
- •Two 17-year-old boys have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for their roles in a planned arson attack on the Indian Aroma restaurant in east London.
- •The attackers entered the restaurant armed with machetes and held the doors shut while an accomplice poured petrol and set it alight, trapping eight diners inside.
- •Victims suffered severe, life-changing injuries, including a woman who was placed in a medically induced coma after her clothes melted to her skin and a man who caught fire while fleeing.
- •Judge Michael Grieve condemned the attack as a cold-blooded act carried out with the full awareness that it could cause serious harm or death to complete strangers.
- •Each teen received an extended sentence consisting of 10 years in custody followed by three years under strict license conditions, while a third accomplice was not part of this trial.
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The two 17-year-old boys were each sentenced to an extended term consisting of 10 years in custody followed by a three-year extended period under strict license conditions.
The teenagers entered the restaurant armed with machetes while eight customers were dining, held the doors shut, and threatened the patrons while a third person poured petrol and set it alight.
Diners suffered agonising, life-changing burn injuries, including one woman who was placed in a medically induced coma after suffering burns to 50 percent of her body and another victim who suffered burns to 51 percent.
