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An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in a young offender's institution for the death of a six-year-old girl in a fire. | An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in a young offender's institution for the death of a six-year-old girl in a fire. |
Daryll Tuzzio of Birmingham was cleared of murder, but convicted of manslaughter and arson earlier. | |
Alisha Begum died in an arson attack at her family home in Handsworth. | |
The trial heard the fire was a so-called "honour killing", over a relationship between Alisha's elder brother and another girl. | |
Tuzzio, of Sandringham Road, Perry Barr, bought the petrol that was used in the attack on Alisha's home. | Tuzzio, of Sandringham Road, Perry Barr, bought the petrol that was used in the attack on Alisha's home. |
Suspect missing | Suspect missing |
Sentencing him, Mr Justice Field said he would spend four years at a young offenders' institute and the remainder of his sentence on licence. | |
Tuzzio's co-defendant Ahmed Hussain, 26, of Quinton Road West, Harborne, was cleared of one charge of murder, nine of attempted murder and one of arson with intent to endanger life. | Tuzzio's co-defendant Ahmed Hussain, 26, of Quinton Road West, Harborne, was cleared of one charge of murder, nine of attempted murder and one of arson with intent to endanger life. |
It was his sister who was involved in the relationship with Alisha's brother. | It was his sister who was involved in the relationship with Alisha's brother. |
Police say they still want to trace two other men who they believe fled from the UK following the arson attack. | Police say they still want to trace two other men who they believe fled from the UK following the arson attack. |
West Midlands detectives are working closely with their counterparts in Bangladesh and are flying there to help with the search. | |
'Threatening phone call' | |
The trial jury was told Alisha's brother Abdul Hamid, 21, had started a relationship with Mr Hussain's 15-year-old sister Meherun Khanum. | |
Prosecutor Adrian Redgrave said her family disapproved. | |
Mr Hamid had a threatening phone call 24 hours before the fire in Bayswater Road. | |
Then, shortly before midnight on 10 March a masked figure burst through the front door and sprayed petrol in the hallway before lighting a match. | |
The blaze spread up the stairs and family members had to jump from an upstairs window, Mr Redgrave said. | |
Alisha, the youngest of 12 children in the Bangladeshi family and who was in her bunk bed, was found by firefighters. She died at Birmingham Children's Hospital the following day. |