Woman threatened to burn down Leeds nursery and slit staff members' throats after getting the sack

By Tony Gardner
Published 4th Mar 2020, 19:23 BST
Updated 4th Mar 2020, 19:24 BST
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A woman threatened to burn down a nursery and sent death threat messages to former colleagues after getting sacked.

Stacey Gibson was locked up for 18 months after making threats to burn down Pebbles Nursery and Pre-School in Nunroyd Park, Yeadon.

Leeds Crown Court heard Gibson also sent messages to staff threatening to slit their throats.

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The offending took place almost a year after Gibson lost her job as a nursery practitioner at the nursery.

Stacey Gibson threatened to burn down nursery in Yeadon, Leeds, after losing her job.Stacey Gibson threatened to burn down nursery in Yeadon, Leeds, after losing her job.
Stacey Gibson threatened to burn down nursery in Yeadon, Leeds, after losing her job.

Bashir Ahmed, prosecuting, said Gibson had worked there for two years until she was dismissed for gross misconduct in December 2018.

Gibson, 29, sent a Facebook message to her former manager 11 months later threatening to burn down the nursery and slit staff members' throats.

She also sent a GIF of a female making a throat slitting motion with a knife.

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