Don't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter A mum set fire to her house in an act of 'misguided desperation', after telling her landlord she wanted to move and complaining of a 'mice infestation'.
Shanique Worrel, 29, started the blaze in her bedroom after taking issue with the cleanliness of her rented house in Moss Side.
She had left the property with her young son after starting the fire on her bed. READ MORE:Deputy head at primary school charged with sex offences A man walking past the terraced house on Newlyn Street smelt burning and saw smoke coming from a window.
Fearing people inside may be trapped, he banged on the front door and alerted neighbours, at about 1.45pm on October 27, 2019.
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