Exclusive Man walks free after selling firework used to kill Harold Wood grandmother
Harold Wood shopkeeper Mark Vardy has been sentenced for selling fireworks to an underage boy, who then killed 88-year-old Josephine Smith.
Investigations Reporter
Charles Thomson is an award-winning investigative journalist, covering London and Herts.
Charles Thomson is an award-winning investigative journalist, covering London and Herts.
Harold Wood shopkeeper Mark Vardy has been sentenced for selling fireworks to an underage boy, who then killed 88-year-old Josephine Smith.
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