Boy, 14, ‘killed ex-girlfriend in revenge for split’

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy murdered his ex-girlfriend and her older sister in a house fire out of revenge after they split up, a court has heard.

The day before the attack the boy had searched on Google for “how to burn someone’s house down”, an Old Bailey jury was told.

He had threatened Maleha Masud, 15, that if she did not continue in the relationship he would “do something to her and her family”, it is alleged.

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