A terrified pensioner tormented for five years by youths was killed by two teenagers who threw a firework through his broken window, a court has heard.
Robert Price, 76, died from burns and smoke inhalation at the blaze at his home in Oval Road North, Dagenham, on July 27, 2024.
Nathan Otitodilchukwu, 18, and a 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted manslaughter.
Mr Price had the early signs of dementia and had been targeted so much by local youths that all his ground floor windows had been boarded up, the Old Bailey heard.
The court heard paramedics and firefighters attended shortly after 5.40pm and forced entry to the home to find Mr Price's body.
