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A millionaire golf pro who set fire to his own home to spite his estranged wife later told emergency crews: “I didn’t want the b***h to have everything.” Francis McGuirk started the blaze at the £900,000 house in Sandwich he co-owned with former partner Sarah McGuirk after the break-up of their marriage turned bitter. The 50-year-old even sent her messages describing his plans to “burn the house to the ground” with him inside shortly before the arson attack on June 25 last year. He then acted on his threat, causing significant damage to the seafront property and minor injuries to himself. But …

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