Cross-eyed rioter caught by police who noticed his distinctive gaze is jailed for eight years over £1m arson attack

A cross-eyed arsonist who set fire to a shop and post office during the August riots has been jailed for eight years, after police spotted his unusual eyes on CCTV.


Andrew Burls, 23, started blazes at Regen's Lingerie boutique in Rye Lane, Peckham, south London, which spread through neighbouring Greggs bakery and a post office in the same street, during riots that spread across the capital last year.


The damage cost more than £1 million and left six people homeless.        Read Full