Walsall house fire murder attempt CCTV released
Footage showing the moment a spurned lover attempted to kill his former partner by setting fire to her home has been released.
Gary Griffiths, 44, from Brownhills, bought five litres of petrol at a local filling station before pouring it through the letterbox of the house in Walsall.
He was caught on camera trying to ignite the fuel in the early hours of 4 March.
West Midlands Police published the footage on Tuesday after Griffiths was jailed for 16 years at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Monday.
06 Jan 2015