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A man has been found guilty of killing two jockeys in an arson attack at flats in North Yorkshire.Jamie Kyne, 18, from County Galway, in the Irish Republic, and Jan Wilson, 19, from Forfar in Angus, died in the fire at flats near Malton in September.
Peter Brown, 37, of Brotherton, North Yorkshire, was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.
Leeds Crown Court heard Brown started the fire after being refused entry to a party. Sentencing was adjourned.
Brown, who is originally from Aberdeen, denied murder and two alternative charges of manslaughter. He was also acquitted of arson with intent to endanger life.
Mrs Justice Nicola Davies adjourned sentencing for the completion of a pre-sentence report, telling Brown it was "so I can have full information about the danger you pose".
Prosecutors told the jury that Brown started the fire when he lit rubbish in the communal entrance to the Buckrose Court flats in Norton on 5 September 2009.
The court was told Brown, who lived in a neighbouring block and was a former caretaker for the complex, started the fire as an act of revenge after he was refused entry to a party in one of the flats.
The fire forced many of the occupants to jump from the building or climb down drainpipes. Miss Wilson and Mr Kyne were trapped in the top-floor flat.
Jan Hills, district Crown Prosecutor for CPS North Yorkshire, said Brown's act of revenge "robbed" the families of Jan Wilson and Jamie Kyne of their loved ones and deprived the sporting world of two rising talents.
She said: "This utterly senseless act perpetrated by Peter Brown led to the tragic death of two young people, both of whom had their whole lives and promising sporting careers ahead of them.
"In setting fire to the block of flats, he cruelly snuffed out that youthful potential, all for the sake of a perceived slight after being refused access to a party."This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Peter Brown, 37, of Brotherton, North Yorkshire, was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.
Leeds Crown Court heard Brown started the fire after being refused entry to a party. Sentencing was adjourned.
Brown, who is originally from Aberdeen, denied murder and two alternative charges of manslaughter. He was also acquitted of arson with intent to endanger life.
Mrs Justice Nicola Davies adjourned sentencing for the completion of a pre-sentence report, telling Brown it was "so I can have full information about the danger you pose".
Prosecutors told the jury that Brown started the fire when he lit rubbish in the communal entrance to the Buckrose Court flats in Norton on 5 September 2009.
The court was told Brown, who lived in a neighbouring block and was a former caretaker for the complex, started the fire as an act of revenge after he was refused entry to a party in one of the flats.
The fire forced many of the occupants to jump from the building or climb down drainpipes. Miss Wilson and Mr Kyne were trapped in the top-floor flat.
Jan Hills, district Crown Prosecutor for CPS North Yorkshire, said Brown's act of revenge "robbed" the families of Jan Wilson and Jamie Kyne of their loved ones and deprived the sporting world of two rising talents. She said: "This utterly senseless act perpetrated by Peter Brown led to the tragic death of two young people, both of whom had their whole lives and promising sporting careers ahead of them.
"In setting fire to the block of flats, he cruelly snuffed out that youthful potential, all for the sake of a perceived slight after being refused access to a party."This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.