Dyson Allen, 19, Sentenced to Life for Sibling Killings

Dyson Allen, a 19-year-old U.K. man, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum sentence of nine years and three months for killing four siblings in a fire.
Dyson Allen, 19, Sentenced to Life for Sibling Killings
Jack Phillips
9/27/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Dyson Allen, a 19-year-old U.K. man, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum sentence of nine years and three months for killing four siblings in a fire.

Sky News, which broke the story, said the verdict was handed down on Friday.

Allen, an arsonist, had started fired previously, according to ITV News.

He never gave any reason why he torched clothes in his family’s Lancashire home. He was convicted of manslaughter.

Allen was crying in court as he was led back to his cell.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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