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Man sentenced to five years jail for arson attack on Bondi home of YouTube commentator FriendlyJordies

Judge says Tufi Junior Tauese-Auelua, who assisted in targeted attack in 2022, was ‘used as muscle for third parties’

Moments before another lengthy jail term, the arsonist who set the home of a popular YouTuber on fire has apologised from “the bottom of my heart”.

Jordan Shanks – better known by his online alias of FriendlyJordies – had been making videos about Sydney identities when arsonists set upon his Bondi residence in 2022.

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