Revenge attack arsonist from Swarcliffe struck outside house in Armley Leeds Crown Court told

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An arsonist who set fire to a sofa bed and a mattress on the pavement outside the doorway of a house in Leeds has been jailed for more than three-and-a-half-years.

Shane Kameka dumped the furniture outside the front door and poured petrol on it before setting it alight in the early hours revenge attack outside the house on Cedar Place in Armley, Leeds Crown Court heard.

Firefighters dealt with the blaze, which caused damage to the upvc window frames and front door of the back to back terraced house.

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It also burned the carpet inside the front door of the house, which was unoccupied at the time.

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The court heard that 39-year-old Kameka, of Langbar approach, Swarcliffe, Leeds, had a grudge against the man who lived at the house.

In his basis of plea which was read to the court, Kameka claimed the man had supplied spice to one of his friends and had tried to force Kameka's vehicle off the road.

Heather Gilmore, prosecuting, said two fire crews were called to deal with the fire at around 5.30am on July 2.

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