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Inmate sentenced over Lincoln prison fire
By bbc.com
Published: 12/14/2016

Jon Straw, prosecuting, said Clarke's actions came after he was refused his request for an afternoon phone call.

He said the prisoner had become "petulant and abusive" and had threatened to cut himself with a toothbrush which had two razor blades melted into it, before starting the fire.

"One of the officers said it was the worst cell fire he had ever seen," Mr Straw added.

David Eager, mitigating, said Clarke had never intended to harm anyone else and had seen a psychiatrist who had concluded he was not dangerous.

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