US Politics | Pouting identical twins who threatened to BLOW UP Esso petrol garage during stand-off with cops are jailed
POUTING identical twins who threatened to blow up an Esso petrol station during a stand-off with police have been jailed. Brittany and Bethany Lee, both 23, doused themselves in gasoline at the Sturry Road petrol garage in Canterbury on April 10 and threatened to ignite a flame. 
FacebookThe drunken twins sparked terror after dousing themselves in petrol and trying to blow up an Esso garage '/ ' 
FacebookBrittany and Bethany Lee attempted to ignite a lighter during a stand-off with police '/ ' The girls appeared at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday where Prosecutor Vishal Misra told how the pair planned on killing themselves and blowing up the petrol station. He said the twins laid out their grim plan in a phone call to police, where Bethany Lee said she was going to set herself on fire, as well as the petrol station, Kent Online reports. When cops arrived to the Lakeside petrol station 20 minutes later, the twins warned they would ...set themselves alight... if responding officers got too close, the court heard. Prosecutor Misra said: "Bethany was seen with a lighter, trying to discharge the lighter.... Their ploy only failed when their lighter failed discharge and they fled the garage. In CCTV footage played in court, Brittany and Bethany are seen using three different pumps to pour petrol on themselves. You ran the risk of killing yourselves, of killing the other sister, or maiming yourselves, or the other sister, or those in the filling station Judge Mark Weekes For about five minutes, the twins terrified petrol station staff who eventually deactivated the system so only residual fuel flowed from the nozzles, the court heard. Bodycam footage from the arresting officers noted the ...strong smell of fuel... when they were eventually chased down. Most read in The US Sun GROWING UP Khloe Kardashian's ex Tristan Thompson's baby mama shares rare photo of son Theo 'WORST CASE SCENARIO' Pelosi 'may spark potential WW3 if China harms her on Taiwan trip' FOOD FAIL Aldi fans upset after easy dinner favorite more than doubles in price MORE MONEY Millions of Americans to get direct payments up to $1,050 - see the exact dates cash in hand Direct payments up to $300 out next month - find out how much you're due 'READY FOR WAR' China vows to 'fight to death' & masses tanks on beaches for Taiwan strike The pair refused to watch the horrifying footage as it was played in court. During the proceedings on Friday, Brittany requested to leave the court. Brittany has 26 convictions for 54 offences and Bethany 14 convictions for 26 offences for relatively minor crimes, including being drunk and disorderly, the court heard. ...CHALLENGING LIFE' Judge Mark Weekes told the twins their behaviour was "in large part a desire to seek attention". He said: "You ran the risk of killing yourselves, of killing the other sister, or maiming yourselves, or the other sister, or those in the filling station.... Bethany's lawyer, Phil Rowley, said his client pleaded guilty at an early opportunity, explaining his client has had a ...troubling and challenging early life.... Read More on The Sun 
ON THE FENCE We spent £9K renovating our fence - our neighbours then turned it 180 degrees Representing Brittany, Charlotte Oliver said the sisters have formed ...a destructive alliance." The pair were jailed for three years and nine months each.
FacebookThe drunken twins sparked terror after dousing themselves in petrol and trying to blow up an Esso garage '/ ' FacebookBrittany and Bethany Lee attempted to ignite a lighter during a stand-off with police '/ ' The girls appeared at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday where Prosecutor Vishal Misra told how the pair planned on killing themselves and blowing up the petrol station. He said the twins laid out their grim plan in a phone call to police, where Bethany Lee said she was going to set herself on fire, as well as the petrol station, Kent Online reports. When cops arrived to the Lakeside petrol station 20 minutes later, the twins warned they would ...set themselves alight... if responding officers got too close, the court heard. Prosecutor Misra said: "Bethany was seen with a lighter, trying to discharge the lighter.... Their ploy only failed when their lighter failed discharge and they fled the garage. In CCTV footage played in court, Brittany and Bethany are seen using three different pumps to pour petrol on themselves. You ran the risk of killing yourselves, of killing the other sister, or maiming yourselves, or the other sister, or those in the filling station Judge Mark Weekes For about five minutes, the twins terrified petrol station staff who eventually deactivated the system so only residual fuel flowed from the nozzles, the court heard. Bodycam footage from the arresting officers noted the ...strong smell of fuel... when they were eventually chased down. Most read in The US Sun GROWING UP Khloe Kardashian's ex Tristan Thompson's baby mama shares rare photo of son Theo 'WORST CASE SCENARIO' Pelosi 'may spark potential WW3 if China harms her on Taiwan trip' FOOD FAIL Aldi fans upset after easy dinner favorite more than doubles in price MORE MONEY Millions of Americans to get direct payments up to $1,050 - see the exact dates cash in hand Direct payments up to $300 out next month - find out how much you're due 'READY FOR WAR' China vows to 'fight to death' & masses tanks on beaches for Taiwan strike The pair refused to watch the horrifying footage as it was played in court. During the proceedings on Friday, Brittany requested to leave the court. Brittany has 26 convictions for 54 offences and Bethany 14 convictions for 26 offences for relatively minor crimes, including being drunk and disorderly, the court heard. ...CHALLENGING LIFE' Judge Mark Weekes told the twins their behaviour was "in large part a desire to seek attention". He said: "You ran the risk of killing yourselves, of killing the other sister, or maiming yourselves, or the other sister, or those in the filling station.... Bethany's lawyer, Phil Rowley, said his client pleaded guilty at an early opportunity, explaining his client has had a ...troubling and challenging early life.... Read More on The Sun ON THE FENCE We spent £9K renovating our fence - our neighbours then turned it 180 degrees Representing Brittany, Charlotte Oliver said the sisters have formed ...a destructive alliance." The pair were jailed for three years and nine months each.
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