Petrol Bomb Gang Jailed for 129 Years Over Stoke-on-Trent Burns Attack Seven men were jailed for a total of 129 years over a revenge petrol bomb attack in Stoke-on-Trent that left a mother and daughter with serious burns. Seven men have been jailed for a total of 129 years over a petrol bomb attack at a house in Stoke-on-Trent that left a mother and her teenage daughter with serious burns. The attack happened at an address in Beverley Drive, Bentilee, at about 11pm on December 16, 2021, and was described in court as a deliberate act of revenge. The gang members were sentenced on Friday at court after being convicted or pleading guilty to offences including attempted murder, arson with intent to endanger life and grievous bodily harm with intent.The two-bedroom semi-detached house was occupied by the mother and her daughter at the time the fire was set. Both escaped by jumping from a first-floor window, and both suffered serious injuries.Revenge Plot Behind the Petrol Bomb AttackProsecutor Siobhan Collins told the court that the fire was started as a deliberate act of revenge linked to Naveed Hussain. Hussain was the woman's ex-partner and had visited her and her daughter at the home periodically.Earlier on December 16, 2021, at about 4.20pm, Naveed Hussain and another unknown man were involved in violence with another group of men, the court heard. That group included Kashif Ahmed, his brother Bilal Ahmed, their cousin Ali Abbas, and an unidentified fourth man.During the confrontation, Naveed Hussain stabbed Kashif Ahmed to the shoulder. The stabbing established the foundations for the revenge attack on the Beverley Drive address.The court was told that the intended victim of the revenge attack was Naveed Hussain. Within moments of Kashif Ahmed being wounded, members of the group involved in the revenge attack set about calling in support from others.Coordinated Attack and Petrol PurchasePolice investigations later discovered a BMW at the Jet petrol station on Lightwood Road, where Haris Mahmood and Shakil Uddin bought and filled two petrol cans with petrol.Ms Collins said Ali Abbas was seen in conversation with other co-defendants and was at the centre of the activity and discussions. The court heard the mother tried to shut the door on the gang when they attacked.Ms Collins said the window was put through, and the mother could smell petrol. She tried to close the door on them while pulling her daughter behind her, and then heard a match being lit. Her clothes caught fire.The mother later described hearing petrol being tipped and smelling it. She suffered 45 per cent burns to her head, neck, legs and upper arms. She also had a severe inhalation injury, fractures to her ribs, a fractured pelvis and a lacerated liver. It was thought she would not survive.Her 13-year-old daughter had 12 per cent burns, an inhalation injury and required skin grafts.Sentences Handed Down to the GangShakil Uddin, 23, of Oldham, was convicted after trial of attempted murder and arson with intent to endanger life, and was jailed for 34 years.Ali Abbas, of Normacot, who pleaded guilty to arson with intent to endanger life and two charges of attempted murder, was jailed for 25 years. He was aged 22 in one part of the court record and 23 in another.Haris Mahmood, 22, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and two charges of arson with intent to endanger life, and was jailed for 23 years and nine months.Riyadh Iqbal, 23, of Normacot, was convicted after trial of grievous bodily harm with intent and arson with intent, and was jailed for 12-and-a-half years.Muhammad Sufyaan-Shah, 25, of no fixed address, was convicted after trial of grievous bodily harm with intent, and was jailed for 11-and-a-half years.Tayyeb Majeed, 24, of Longton, was convicted after trial of grievous bodily harm with intent, and was jailed for 10-and-a-half years.Lukman Khan, 24, of Normacot, was found guilty of Section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent and arson with intent. The seven men were sentenced to a total of 129 years behind bars.