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Sharon Beattie KC and Chloe Hudson act for the Prosecution in the case of R v Kramarski.

17/01/2025

The Defendant was convicted of Manslaughter and Arson [being reckless as to whether life was endangered] in respect of a fire set outside the flat he shared with the deceased, who was trapped in the flat and subsequently died as a result of smoke inhalation. This fire also resulted in a family with young children being trapped in an upstairs property and having to jump to safety. At Leeds Crown Court the Defendant was sentenced to an extended sentence of 21 ½ years in respect of the manslaughter conviction [17 ½ plus 4 years extension]  and an  8 years concurrent sentence in respect of Arson.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwywpdex4vgo

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Sharon Beattie KC

Joint Head of Chambers

Call 1986 | Silk 2021

Chloe Hudson

Call 2003

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