A college student told friends in a game of Truth or Dare that he had killed a 94-year-old woman in a house fire, a jury has heard.
Mary Gregory was believed to have been the victim of a tragic accident at her bungalow in Heysham, Lancashire, in May 2018. But Tiernan Darnton, 20, revealed to friends that he was responsible for her death weeks after her funeral, Preston Crown Court was told. READ MORE: Woman set off firework in boyfriend's flat causing thousands of pounds worth of damage The jury heard that he persuaded his two friends not to say anything about the disclosures, but nearly a year later he went on to make similar admissions to a counsellor who passed the matter on to the police.
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