Berenice Mulvanny defends £200,000 arson case as reported by the BBC
30th October 2017
Berenice Mulvanny defends in £200,000 arson case at Winchester Crown Court. Edward Beavis, a man with considerable mental health vulnerabilities, pleaded guilty to setting fire to a temporary school building acting as two classrooms at Avenue Primary School in Warminster in January 2017. He was sentenced to a total of 3 and a half years in prison and avoided an extended sentence.
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