Nativity play horror as boy’s sheep costume is set on fire in front of his parents

A Catholic Primary School failed to ensure the health and safety of its pupils when a seven-year-old boy’s sheep costume was set alight during a primary school nativity service, a court heard. St Thomas Beckett Catholic Primary School, in South Norwood, was about to begin their annual Christmas Carol Concert with an audience of parents and teachers, including the boy’s parents when the costume caught on fire on 11 December 2019. The boy, who cannot be named, was left critically…