Nicholas Martin, 63, 'stalked' his wife Emma for days before turning up at her home in the middle of the night, pouring petrol through her letterbox and setting it alight View 5 Images Emergency services on Montonmill Gardens (Image: Facebook)

A fire-starter who attempted to kill his wife by torching her house whilst she slept has been locked up for 30 years. Nicholas Martin, 63, pursued his wife Emma for several days before arriving at her property in the early hours, dousing petrol through her letterbox and igniting it. ‌

She found herself trapped on the upper floor of the Eccles residence and was compelled to leap from her bedroom window to flee. Ms Martin, 52, a high-ranking civil servant with His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, sustained fractures to both ankles and her s

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