Derbyshire teen admits six arson offences that caused millions of pounds of damage

A Derbyshire teenager has pleaded guilty to six charges of arson – with the damage caused costing over £1m.
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Johnny Brady, 18, of no-fixed abode, appeared at Derby Crown Court on Thursday, June 30 – where he pleaded guilty to setting six fires across Derby between October and December 2020.

Two of the offences he admitted to were the fires which destroyed Ravensdale Infant School and All Saints’ Church in Mackworth.

He also pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. Brady will be sentenced on September 2.