10 MEN JAILED FOR MORE THAN 130 YEARS AFTER REVENGE HOUSE FIRE LEFT MOTHER AND TEENAGE GIRL BADLY BURNED

Ten men have been sentenced to more than 130 years in prison combined after a brutal revenge attack left a mother with life-changing injuries and her 13-year-old daughter badly burned.

The horrifying incident happened in Stoke-on-Trent, England, on December 16, 2021, after a street fight earlier that evening escalated into a violent attack on a home.

Four years later, the final seven men involved have been sentenced, bringing the total prison terms handed down in the case to more than 130 years.

THE FIGHT THAT STARTED EVERYTHING

The chain of events began at around 4 p.m. on Kildare Street in Longton.

Police said the confrontation involved Naveed Hussain, Bilal Ahmed, Kashif Ahmed and Ali Abbas.

During the fight, Kashif Ahmed suffered a stab wound to his shoulder and was taken to hospital.

Several hours later, the violence escalated dramatically.

At around 10:55 p.m., a group of men went to a house on Beverley Drive in Stoke-on-Trent, demanding to speak to Hussain.

Instead, the confrontation turned into a terrifying attack on the property.

PETROL WAS POURED INTO THE HOUSE

According to Staffordshire Police, the attackers smashed windows downstairs before pouring petrol into the hallway and outside the living-room window.

A 31-year-old woman was inside the house with her teenage daughter.

The woman was struck on the head and then set on fire.

The flames quickly engulfed the property.

With no safe way out downstairs, the mother and her 13-year-old daughter smashed an upstairs window and jumped from the bedroom to escape.

Both were seriously injured.

THE MOTHER SUFFERED 65% BURNS

The mother’s injuries were catastrophic.

She suffered 65% burns, as well as a broken pelvis, broken ribs and a lacerated liver.

Doctors initially did not expect her to survive.

But she did.

She spent approximately two months in a coma and later had to learn how to walk again.

Staffordshire Police said she continues to require lifelong medical treatment as a result of the injuries.

Her daughter suffered 15% burns to her right arm.

Both victims were taken to specialist hospitals in Birmingham for treatment.

COURT HEARS IT WAS A REVENGE ATTACK

During sentencing, the prosecution described the fire as a deliberate act of revenge.

Prosecutor Siobhan Collins told the court that the earlier stabbing had effectively set the revenge attack in motion.

The intended target was said to be Hussain.

But the consequences were devastating for the mother and daughter who were inside the house.

Judge Rupert Mayo described the circumstances as extraordinarily serious, noting that the woman had been at home with her daughter, unaware that a violent confrontation earlier that day was about to put their lives in danger.

The court heard that the attack was carried out despite the relatively minor nature of the original injury suffered by Kashif Ahmed.

TEN MEN HAVE NOW BEEN SENTENCED

The final seven men were sentenced on September 25, 2026, joining three who had already received sentences earlier in the year.

The sentences included:

• Shakil Uddin, 23 — 34 years for attempted murder and arson with intent to endanger life.
• Ali Abbas, 23 — 25 years after admitting two counts of attempted murder and arson with intent to endanger life.
• Haris Mahmood — 24 years and nine months after admitting two counts of attempted murder and arson with intent to endanger life.
• Riyadh Iqbal, 23 — 12 years and six months for grievous bodily harm with intent and arson with intent to endanger life.
• Lukman Khan, 25 — 12 years and six months for grievous bodily harm with intent and arson with intent to endanger life.
• Muhammad Sufyaan-Shah, 25 — 11 years and six months for grievous bodily harm with intent.
• Tayyeb Majeed, 24 — 10 years and six months for grievous bodily harm with intent.
• Kashif Ahmed, 26 — 48 weeks after pleading guilty to violent disorder.
• Naveed Hussain, 32 — six months, suspended for 18 months, after pleading guilty to violent disorder and possession of a knife blade or sharp pointed article in a public place.
• Bilal Ahmed, 27 — 15 months, suspended for 18 months, after pleading guilty to violent disorder.

The combined sentences amount to more than 130 years.

HOW POLICE BUILT THE CASE

The investigation lasted years and involved extensive analysis of evidence.

Staffordshire Police said detectives examined CCTV footage, digital evidence and forensic material to establish what each person involved had done.

That evidence helped prosecutors build a case against the different defendants, whose levels of involvement and resulting charges varied.

The investigation eventually led to an 11-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court, which concluded in February 2026, alongside guilty pleas entered by some defendants before the trial began.

“SHE WAS SET ON FIRE IN HER OWN HOME”

Detective Constable Howard Davies, from Staffordshire Police’s Major Investigations Department, described the events as an extremely serious and violent series of crimes.

He said the attack left the mother with life-changing injuries and involved a level of violence that put lives at grave risk.

He also praised the victims for their strength and resilience throughout their recovery.

The police said the final sentences marked the conclusion of a lengthy and complex investigation.

FOUR YEARS LATER, THE VICTIMS ARE STILL LIVING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES

While the criminal case has now reached its sentencing stage, the consequences for the victims have not ended.

The mother survived injuries doctors initially believed would be fatal.

She spent months recovering, had to relearn how to walk and continues to require medical care.

Her daughter also survived after suffering significant burns.

For them, the night of December 16, 2021, was not simply a violent incident that ended when the fire was extinguished.

It changed their lives permanently.

A NIGHT OF VIOLENCE THAT ESCALATED WITHIN HOURS

What began as a street fight in Longton at around 4 p.m. ended less than seven hours later with a family forced to escape a burning home through an upstairs window.

The court ultimately heard that the house fire was a deliberate revenge attack connected to the earlier confrontation.

Ten men have now been held accountable through convictions, guilty pleas and sentences ranging from suspended terms to decades in prison.

But for the mother and daughter who survived the flames, the most lasting part of the story is not the prison sentences.

It is the recovery that continues long after the courtroom proceedings have ended.