00:02A drug dealer who plotted an arson attack in St Helens, which killed two pensioners,
00:07has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years. Sheila Jackson, 83, and her partner
00:12Eric Greener, 77, died after a fire at their home on South John Street last July. Liverpool Crown
00:19Court hood Kevin Wheatman, 34, planned the attack after Ms Jackson's son, George Jackson,
00:24refused to sell drugs for him. Wheatman was convicted of manslaughter and conspiracy to
00:29supply cocaine. His two co-defendants, Kylie Maynard, 37, and Lee Owens, 46, were also
00:36jailed. The judge described the case as appalling and said Wheatman masterminded the attack.
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