Siege ends as man burned to death after setting building on fire

BRITISH police said the Hackney siege was finally over yesterday after the death of the hostage-taker who was “determined not to be taken out alive”.

Commander Bob Quick said that Eli Hall, who had been holed up for 15 days, “gave indication that he was determined not to be taken alive or that he’d take the life of a police officer during the gunfight”.

Mr Quick confirmed that the charred remains of Hall were found in the rear of the building after he set it alight and was engulfed in the flames.