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Five men have been convicted in connection with an attack that led to a serious house fire in which a woman and a girl were badly burned in the UK.

Five others had previously admitted offences relating to the incidents in Stoke-on-Trent in 2021.

Following an 11-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court, Det Con Howard Davies of Staffordshire Police said: “This was a horrific ordeal for a mother to be set on fire in her own home in front of her daughter by a number of men seeking revenge.”

Following the trial, the following five men were convicted:

•Shakil Uddin, 23, of Oldham – convicted of attempted murder and arson with intent

•Lukman Khan, 24, of Stoke-on-Trent – convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent and arson with intent

•Riyadh Iqbal, 23, of Stoke-on-Trent – convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent and arson with intent

•Muhammad Sufyaan-Shah, 25, of HMP Hindley, Wigan – convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent

•Tayyeb Majeed, 23, of Stoke-on-Trent – convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent

Before the trial, the following five men pleaded guilty to offences:

•Ali Abbas, 22, of Stoke-on-Trent – admitted to two counts of attempted murder and arson with intent to endanger life and violent disorder

•Haris Mahmood, 21, of Stoke-on-Trent – admitted to two counts of attempted murder and arson with intent to endanger life

•Naveed Hussain, 32, of Stoke-on-Trent – admitted violent disorder and possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place

•Kashif Ahmed, 25, of Stoke-on-Trent – admitted violent disorder

•Bilal Ahmed, 26, of Stoke-on-Trent – admitted violent disorder

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