Overview

• Nathan Otitodilchukwu, 18, and a 16-year-old accomplice admitted manslaughter over a July 2024 attack that set Robert Price’s home alight and led to his death.
• Otitodilchukwu received a six-year sentence while the younger boy was given two years and eight months in youth custody.
• Evidence showed the pair had repeatedly harassed Mr Price, whose windows had been smashed and boarded up after years of bullying.
• CCTV and doorbell footage captured the teens laughing after punching a hole in a window and pushing a lit firework inside.
• The judge highlighted Otitodilchukwu’s “poor impulse control” and acknowledged the younger defendant’s remorse and possible influence by his older peer.