Father of Four Sets Bradford Tile Centre Ablaze, Hits Takeaway Days Later
A married dad of four sparked a devastating £30,000 fire at a Bradford business – then went back for more, stealing cash and charity boxes from a takeaway just months later.
Firestorm at Bradford Tile Centre
Mohammed Mobasher, 45, from Weetwood Road, Girlington, deliberately torched the Bradford Tile Centre on Thornton Road using accelerants, leaving the single-storey building badly damaged. Repairs cost an eye-watering £30,000.
His clumsy attempt to cover up the fire fell flat as a jury found him guilty of arson in January.
Brazen Burglary While on Bail
Not content with one crime, Mobasher broke into a local takeaway while out on bail, stealing petty cash and charity boxes. The jury convicted him of this burglary too, cementing his prison sentence.
“The scale and brazenness of these offences have earned a hefty sentence,” said the Crown Court.
Mobasher has been locked up for five and a half years – proving once again that crime doesn’t pay.
