A DISABLED man set fire to his own car to get attention from his former lover, a court heard.Christoff Joachim, 56, denied destroying his Renault Clio by arson and fraud by dishonestly telling the owners of the car, Motability, the blaze had been started by another person.Gloucester Crown Court heard Joachim, of Coopers Court in Church Street, Charlton Kings, gave police "inconsistent and implausible" explanations about the fire on January 7, 2012.Prosecutor Virginia Cornwall told the...
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