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Two 17-year-old teenagers in London were sentenced to ten years in jail for an arson attack at Indian Aroma restaurant in August 2025, which left multiple diners seriously injured, including a woman with 50% burns and her husband with 51% burns. The teens, along with a third masked accomplice, threatened customers with knives and swords before setting the restaurant on fire, leading to a seven-week trial where they were found guilty of arson with intent to endanger life and possession of bladed articles. Judge Michael Grieve described their actions as premeditated and carried out under the direction of older criminals.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On August 22, 2025, two 17-year-old teenagers armed with machetes and accompanied by a third masked individual carried out an arson attack at the Indian Aroma restaurant in Gants Hill, London. The assailants doused the establishment with petrol and set it on fire, leaving multiple customers with severe burns. One victim sustained 50% burns while another suffered 51% burns and was placed in a medically induced coma for 45 days. The teens were convicted of arson with intent to endanger life and possession of a bladed article after a seven-week trial and sentenced to 10 years in prison, including an extended period of three years. During the sentencing, their lawyers argued that one youth was possibly exploited by others, though both admitted to feeling remorse for the "painful and life-changing injuries" inflicted on victims.
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Two 17-year-old teenagers have been jailed for 10 years in the UK for an arson attack at an Indian restaurant in London in August last year, leaving multiple diners seriously injured.
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teenagers → jail → diners
On August 22, 2025, the two, along with a third accomplice, all masked, had stormed the eatery, Indian Aroma, ordering customers to remain in their seats and threatening them with long knives and swords, whilst the third individual emptied canisters of petrol over the furniture, floor, tables and chairs.
They then exited the building and held the door mostly shut as one of them lit a taper, which ignited a fireball in front of terrified diners.
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which → storm → diners
The court heard how the clothes of one young woman, in her 20s, melted onto her skin and she sustained 50% burns, causing her to be placed in a medically induced coma.
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her → hear → coma
Her husband ran out of the restaurant on fire and sustained 51% burns.
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husband → run → burns
He told the court he “woke up 45 days after being burnt”.
asserted
he → tell → court
The teenager pair, who denied the charges, were found guilty of arson with intent to endanger life and possession of a bladed article by a jury at the end of a seven-week trial earlier this year.
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who → deny → trial
They cannot be named due to their ages.
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They → name → ages
Sentencing them on Friday, Judge Michael Grieve KC said the attack was a sophisticated and professional operation, which involved a “high degree” of planning.
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which → sentence → planning
“You were both fully aware of the almost inevitable consequences, namely to cause serious harm, up to and including death, to complete strangers.
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You → cause → strangers
I have no doubt you were carrying out this operation on the direction of some older and more experienced criminal who has not been identified… but you did so with cold blood.”
asserted
you → have → blood
The motive of the attack remains unclear.
uncertain
motive → remain → attack
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