One was his ex-partner and the other was a neighbour who had complained about the smell of drugs coming from his flat. The arsons, which included torching his own flat and car, caused tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage. He was still free on bail almost a year later when the arson attacks were carried out. Wood had threatened a female neighbour after she complained about the constant stench of cannabis coming from his flat, in a housing association block in Bunter Avenue. Wood had used an accelerant to set five separate fires inside his own flat, causing £20,000 worth of damage and affecting the integrity of two flats.