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| Fugitive jailed over fire death | Fugitive jailed over fire death |
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| A man has been jailed for 10 years for manslaughter by a court in northern Cyprus, after setting fire to a shop in Stoke-on-Trent in an insurance swindle. | |
| Kemal Kemalzade, 39, denied the charge but was convicted at a trial in Nicosia after fleeing to northern Cyprus, which has no extradition treaty with the UK. | |
| Colin Salt, who lived above the shop in Chell Heath Road, was fatally injured in the explosion in 2000. | Colin Salt, who lived above the shop in Chell Heath Road, was fatally injured in the explosion in 2000. |
| Kemalzade was also convicted of arson, criminal damage and fraud. | Kemalzade was also convicted of arson, criminal damage and fraud. |
| Extensive burns | Extensive burns |
| Kemalzade, a Turkish Cypriot, helped to set fire to his brother's shop on 27 December 2000 as part of an insurance scam. | Kemalzade, a Turkish Cypriot, helped to set fire to his brother's shop on 27 December 2000 as part of an insurance scam. |
| The fire led to a gas explosion that destroyed the flat above, trapping 47-year-old Mr Salt in the flames. | The fire led to a gas explosion that destroyed the flat above, trapping 47-year-old Mr Salt in the flames. |
| He sustained extensive burns and died in hospital 18 days later. | He sustained extensive burns and died in hospital 18 days later. |
| Kemalzade's brother and sister-in-law, Cinar and Sibel Kemalzade, were jailed for manslaughter, arson and fraud after being convicted at Stafford Crown Court. | Kemalzade's brother and sister-in-law, Cinar and Sibel Kemalzade, were jailed for manslaughter, arson and fraud after being convicted at Stafford Crown Court. |
| Kemal Kemalzade fled to Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus in 2001. He was detained in 2005 and brought to trial after detectives from Staffordshire Police travelled to Nicosia. | |
| He was convicted on five charges of manslaughter, arson, criminal damage, conspiracy to commit arson and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. | He was convicted on five charges of manslaughter, arson, criminal damage, conspiracy to commit arson and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. |