Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - A Kenyan woman has been sentenced in the United Kingdom after a doorbell security camera captured her attempting to set her neighbour’s home on fire in what prosecutors described as a revenge attack.
Magdaline Wangeci appeared before a court in Ashford, Kent,
where she admitted to throwing lit matches at her neighbour’s house while the
family slept inside.
According to court proceedings, the incident occurred during
heavy rain, which prevented the flames from igniting and potentially causing
serious damage or injury.
Investigators relied on footage from a doorbell camera that
recorded Wangeci approaching the property and tossing the burning matches
towards the house.
Magistrates termed the act deliberate and dangerous, noting
that it posed a significant risk to the occupants.
She was sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for 18
months, meaning she will not serve jail time unless she commits another offence
within that period.
The court also issued a five-year restraining order barring
her from contacting or approaching the neighbour and ordered her to pay court
costs.
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A Kenyan woman, Magdaline Wangeci, was recently sentenced in the United Kingdom after a doorbell camera captured her tossing lit matches at her neighbour’s home in Ashford, Kent, in what the court described as a “revenge” arson attack, targeting the family while they slept… pic.twitter.com/hWzRluVog6
— Nyakundi Report (@NyakundiReport) February 2, 2026
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