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| Date | 2 December 2008 |
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| Location | Everton, Liverpool |
| Deaths | Francesca Bimpson |
Themurder of Francesca Bimpson occurred on 2 December 2008 in theEverton district ofLiverpool. Shortly after midnight, the Bimpson family's home was set on fire in what investigators determined to bearson. Francesca's mother, father, brother, and two sisters were able to escape from the burning home, but three-year-old Francesca was trapped in a bedroom and later rescued byfirefighters. She died in a hospital on 23 December.[1]
Authorities later arrested Graham Heaps in conjunction with the arson, alleging that the arson was an act of retaliation against the family after Francesca's aunt ended a romantic relationship with him four to five months earlier.[2] On 7 December 2009 Heaps wasconvicted of Francesca Bimpson's murder andsentenced tolife imprisonment. He will be eligible for parole after serving 28 years.
