Man remanded after he inflicted serious injuries

A Stoke-on-Trent man has been convicted after he broke into a home armed with a knife and inflicted "serious injuries" on a man.

40 year old Sean McCann from Hanley, pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary and arson at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.  It comes after Staffordshire Police was called to a report of a care fire at Blakelow Road in Abbey Hulton on 13 September.  He has now been remanded into prison ahead of his sentencing due at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on 5 February 2027.