THE latest teenage tearaway to be "named and shamed'' by Hyndburn magistrates lost his elder sister in a chip pan blaze six years ago, the Observer can reveal.

Wesley Walmsley's sister Jane, a 13-year-old pupil at Accrington Moorhead High School, died in the fire at the family's former home in Lister Street, Accrington.

It mirrors the recent case of Aaron Stoddard, 15, said to have terrorised two neighbourhoods, whose mother and young brother were both killed in a house fire.

The tragedy was not mentioned when Walmsley, 16, appeared in court and was made the subject of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order for two years.

Magistrates ruled that Walmsley, of Clement Street, Accrington, could be named and his photograph released in the public interest.

He had been made the subject of an interim order in February.

At that hearing the court heard that when asked by a police officer why he was not in school he had replied: "Because I'm a gangster.''

He was ordered to observe a 7pm to 7am curfew and stay out of a large area of Accrington town centre where shops and commercial premises are located.

These restrictions were lifted at the full hearing.

However, the new full ASBO bans him from entering houses and shops in Hyndburn without the permission of the owner or occupier; remaining in such premises after being asked to leave; using abusive, offensive or obscene language or gestures in a public place; damaging or destroying property or inciting anyone else to do so; and causing harassment, alarm or distress to any person in Hyndburn.

The court heard that Walmsley's career as a burglar began at the age of nine.

He had since accrued 34 convictions in five years for burglary, public order offences, two offences of assaulting police officers and one conviction and a caution for possessing cannabis resin.

Opposing the naming order, Mr Graeme Parkinson, representing Walmsley, said the interim order had worked well in keeping his client out of trouble.

He commented: "Even the police have been surprised at his recent behaviour.''

Speaking after the hearing, Sergeant Claire Holbrook, of Accrington Police, said: "He has caused a lot of distress for many residents in Hyndburn.

"We will continue to use any legal means at our disposal to take robust action against anyone else who behaves in this way towards the general public in the area.''