Woman says future stolen by petrol fire murderer

A DEVASTATED young woman said her future has been stolen after her boyfriend’s brother was jailed for 20 years for murdering him by setting fire to them as they slept on New Year’s Day.

Blair Logan poured petrol on his younger brother Cameron, 23, and the bed he was sharing with Rebecca Williams at their family home in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire.

Ms Williams was rescued from the fire and treated in hospital but Cameron died, while his parents were treated for smoke inhalation.

Logan, 27, pleaded guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder last month and was given a life sentence with a minimum of 20 years at the High Court in Edinburgh.

He also admitted endangering the lives of his parents David and Catherine in the blaze, in which the family dog Gomez was also killed.

The two brothers were said to have had a “hostile’’ relationship, and Logan told police they had not spoken since the death of their grandmother in 2013.

The 27-year-old admitted pouring petrol ‘’with the intention of maiming or crippling’’ Cameron, but claimed he did not mean to kill him.

The attack was said to be in retaliation for a recent incident at the house when his brother had punched him. A computer seized from Logan’s bedroom showed that from October 2016 he had carried out internet searches on burns victims.

Judge Lady Scott said Cameron had died a “horrible death” and that Logan “acted with wicked recklessness”. His sentence was reduced from 24 years due to his early guilty plea.