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A father and son, John Henry Sayers and his 29-year-old son, were found not guilty of grievous bodily harm after defending their home from a deadly arson attack. The assailant, part of an organized crime group that had targeted the family for years, drove a car into their building and set it ablaze in February last year. Sayers, 62, and his son grabbed weapons — a machete and a metal pole — and confronted the attacker, with Sayers even entering the burning vehicle to move it away, sustaining burns. CCTV captured their heroic actions. After a four-hour jury deliberation, they received unanimous not guilty verdicts, with Sayers crediting the jurors for using common sense. Now back home in Newcastle, they’re focused on rebuilding their lives and businesses, while the attacker has pleaded guilty to arson and received a prison sentence.

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