https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/lifeimprisonment/Recent content in lifeimprisonment on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 12 Jul 2026 04:43:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/the-troubled-past-of-freddy-krueger-killer-behind-wednesbury-wheelie-bin-house-blaze/Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:43:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/the-troubled-past-of-freddy-krueger-killer-behind-wednesbury-wheelie-bin-house-blaze/Andrew Gorrell, 55, has been sentenced to life imprisonment following a deadly arson attack that claimed the life of 82-year-old John Edwards and seriously injured members of his family. The crime, which took place in Wednesbury in May 2024, saw Gorrell set fire to a wheelie bin and deliberately block the front door of the Edwards family home, trapping residents inside. Gorrell’s fascination with fire and arson dates back more than 30 years.