... is evident as he says in a police statement that he intended to start the fire but put it out once the newspaper had burnt. Although the newspaper is not that valuable it would still constitute an offence under s1 of the Criminal Damage Act. The question that now arises is whether Jason had an intention to burn the carpet once he set fire to the newspaper. Jason argues that he did not intend to cause fire of the carpet and argued that he would have put out the fire after the newspaper had burned, had it not been for the argument between Mala and Obi. S.1 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 states that a person intending to destroy or damage any property or being reckless as to whether any property will be damaged shall be guilty of an offence. The new test set out by the House ...

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