Overview

• Daniel Tatters, 26, and Dale Francis, 37, face charges of murder, attempted murder, and arson with intent to endanger life, all of which they deny.
• Prosecutors argue that DNA evidence from a cigarette lighter near the scene strongly links Tatters to the arson attack.
• CCTV footage allegedly shows a hooded figure smashing a window, igniting a fire with inflammable liquid, and fleeing the scene, with both defendants implicated by subsequent analysis.
• Victim Akashdeep Singh died from burns and smoke inhalation hours after being trapped in the house, while his mother sustained life-changing injuries.
• The prosecution alleges both men shared an intent to kill and worked together, invoking the joint enterprise doctrine to establish equal culpability.