Overview
- On the scheduled first day of his trial at Derby Crown Court, Paul Solway admitted six counts of damaging property being reckless as to whether life was endangered.
- Prosecutors accepted the guilty pleas, the jury was stood down, and Judge Shaun Smith KC remanded Solway into custody.
- A psychiatric assessment will be prepared ahead of the April 8 sentencing hearing.
- Investigators concluded natural gas ignited after deliberate interference with the supply main at Solway’s Eden Street home.
- The June 10, 2025 explosion demolished three houses, damaged others including numbers 66, 69, 72, 76, 78 and 80, and left Solway with severe burns that required weeks in hospital.