Boy lost ears in petrol bombing

Birmingham - A five-year-old boy lost both his ears and he and his sister suffered horrific burns when their home was petrol …

Birmingham - A five-year-old boy lost both his ears and he and his sister suffered horrific burns when their home was petrol bombed by mistake, a court heard yesterday.

Birmingham Crown Court was told the children's home was mistakenly targeted in the attack in March this year. The jury was told that the real target was a man who lived opposite.

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