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Video: Gay British Teen Steven Simpson Dies After Being Set On Fire, Man Convicted

From the Huggington Post’s Gay Voices section:

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A young British man has been convicted of manslaughter after killing a gay teen by setting him on fire.

The BBC reports that 20-year-old Jordan Sheard has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail for the death of Steven Simpson after pleading guilty to manslaughter charges. Simpson, 18, died one day after sustaining "significant burns" in June 2012, according to the report.

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