ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Three Kurds in Britain have been sentenced to life in prison for the murders of five people in an insurance scam.
Aram Kurd and Arkan Ali were sentenced to a minimum of 38 years and Hawkar Hassan to a minimum of 33 years.
The three set on fire a shop in Leicester in order to claim £300,000 in insurance on the shop owned by Aram Kurd in February last year. The fire they lit caused an explosion.
Mary Ragoobar, 46, and her sons Shane Ragoobeer, 18, and Sean Ragoobeer, 17, lived above the shop. They died. Shane’s girlfriend Leah Beth Reek, 18, also died.
The fifth victim, Viktorija Ijevleva, 22, worked in the shop.
"As senior investigating officer, I've never dealt with a job that caused so much devastation, both to the families who've lost family members and to the wider community," said Detective Chief Inspector Michelle Keen of Leicestershire Police, according to the BBC.
"The impact of this incident is still clear to see almost a year on, and the families will never recover from their loss."
The judge described the three men as “highly manipulative and cunning individuals,” BBC reported.
Aram Kurd and Arkan Ali were sentenced to a minimum of 38 years and Hawkar Hassan to a minimum of 33 years.
The three set on fire a shop in Leicester in order to claim £300,000 in insurance on the shop owned by Aram Kurd in February last year. The fire they lit caused an explosion.
Mary Ragoobar, 46, and her sons Shane Ragoobeer, 18, and Sean Ragoobeer, 17, lived above the shop. They died. Shane’s girlfriend Leah Beth Reek, 18, also died.
The fifth victim, Viktorija Ijevleva, 22, worked in the shop.
"As senior investigating officer, I've never dealt with a job that caused so much devastation, both to the families who've lost family members and to the wider community," said Detective Chief Inspector Michelle Keen of Leicestershire Police, according to the BBC.
"The impact of this incident is still clear to see almost a year on, and the families will never recover from their loss."
The judge described the three men as “highly manipulative and cunning individuals,” BBC reported.
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