"This was, potentially, a very serious weapon indeed"17:46, 11 Jul 2026A man who threatened to burn down a family's home was caught with ammonia days later.‌Sean Morris, 38, was pulled over by firearms cops on Loganberry Avenue, in Pendleton, on May 27. Fire crews also attended after officers found a washing up bottle containing a clear liquid.‌Further tests revealed it to be ammonia with a pH level of 14, putting it at the top end of the corrosive scale.‌Click here to hear the latest from Manchester's courts in our newsletterMorris, of Salford, admitted being in possession of a corrosive substance and was jailed at Manchester Crown Court on Friday (July 10).Ellie-Louise Fradley told the court that Morris was already involved in an altercation with a member of a different family, when he a