Overview
- Teesside Crown Court imposed an extended sentence on Carl Wild comprising 13 years and six months in prison plus five years on licence after guilty pleas to grievous bodily harm with intent and related offences.
- Simone Reed admitted assisting arson with recklessness after driving to a forecourt and paying for petrol, bottles, rags and bleach used to make the device, as shown on CCTV.
- Wild threw the lit bottle at bystander David Brotton, then entered Peggy June's spraying bleach, attacking the DJ with a car jack, smashing fixtures and stealing the till.
- Brotton suffered third-degree burns to his head, neck and back and has ongoing physical and psychological effects but has returned to work part-time, the court heard.
- Lee Wild received 18 weeks for a public order offence, and police and the bar owner described a chaotic, terrifying incident that left lasting personal and financial damage to the business.