The Old Bailey heard that 88-year-old Josephine Smith, who died last year, was allegedly killed after a teenager stuffed a firework into her letterbox.
Cooper also bought two lighters from a Co-op shop, a jury was told.
‘It was, it is suggested, the precursor for the altogether more tragic events that occurred shortly afterwards.’ He then lit the firework and put it through the letterbox before they later left the scene, jurors were told.
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