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Rotherham: Arsonist who stoked bin fire at asylum seeker hotel jailed

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62% Informative

Thomas Birley , 27 , was seen piling chipboard onto burning bin outside Holiday Inn .

He admitted arson with intent to endanger life, violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon.

Sheffield Crown Court heard those inside feared they were "going to burn to death" Judge Jeremy Richardson described it as "one of the worst of many cases heard in this court".

VR Score

51

Informative language

40

Neutral language

57

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

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Time-value

short-lived

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2

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