Overview

• Stacey Hinks set fire to her ex-partner’s Springfield Grove house on May 15, and the blaze spread to two adjoining bungalows, destroying all three properties.
• Prosecutors valued the damage at more than £200,000, with victims losing homes, belongings and irreplaceable mementos.
• Doorbell-camera footage captured neighbors alerting residents, and a 90-year-old woman was evacuated to safety as the other two occupants were away.
• Hinks was arrested two days after the fire, charged with arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered, and later admitted the offense.
• Victim statements described severe ongoing harm, including a PTSD diagnosis for the ex-partner, while police praised neighbors’ actions for preventing greater tragedy.