Man sentenced for arson in Maidenhead
Police said he threw several bottles filled with flammable liquid at a property while the occupants were inside
A man has been sentenced for arson and other offences in Berkshire.
23 year old Kamran Ali, of Bromford Lane, Birmingham, received an extended sentence at Reading Crown Court last week Wednesday (8 September) of seven years’ imprisonment.
He was also disqualified from driving for 18 months following the end of his sentence.
In a previous hearing on 28 January 2021, Ali pleaded guilty to one count each of arson, dangerous driving, criminal damage and assaulting an emergency worker.
Police say on 2 November 2020, Ali threw a number of bottles filled with flammable liquid at a property in Moor Lane in Maidenhead, whilst the occupants were inside, causing damage to the building.
He then drove off at speed and threw another bottle into the road.
He then damaged the door and window of a property in Switchback Close before trying to leave, during which he damaged a parked car and repeatedly rammed another vehicle.
Ali drove at speed with a flat tyre to Colliers Close where he was stopped by two officers - and then reversed at them.
Both officers were able to get out of the way, and Ali collided with a garden fence and concrete posts.
He then locked himself in his car.
When officers managed to get Ali out, he assaulted one of them.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Arshid Ali, based at Maidenhead police station, said: “‘This was a frightening incident for the occupants of the attacked property. There were three generations of a family inside with one of the children only four and a half years old.
“The attack was carried out with Ali knowing that the property was occupied and there was a real likelihood of serious injury, but thankfully no-one was hurt.
“Ali pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing and the sentence handed out by the court reflects the seriousness of the offence.”