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Alcohol-fueled arsonist jailed for up to 8 years

A recidivist arsonist who had fallen out with a Hallam couple and set fire to their home has been jailed for up to eight years. Father-of-four Jagath Mallikarachichi, 52, formerly of Clyde North, was sentenced at the Victorian County Court on 2 October after pleading…

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