Aimee Griffiths , 30 , ( pictured ) told her two children to lie down and go to sleep as she started the blaze at their home in Ruabon , Wrexham . A mother-of-two set fire to the home she was being evicted from in a bid to kill herself and her two young children after hearing voices . Aimee Griffiths , 30 , of Ruabon , Wrexham , told her two children to lie down and go to sleep as she started the blaze . But her 10-year-old daughter ran out of the house as the fire began to spread and raised the alarm . Heroically her neighbours - both in their sixties - were able to get Griffiths and her seven-year-old son out of the burning house despite Griffiths fighting to stay inside with the boy . She was 'grabbed by the scruff of her neck ' and dragged out - and even then tried to get back in . Griffiths has now been jailed for five years and four months at Mold Crown Court after she admitted arson . Judge David Hale told her that what she did in the early hours of August 27 last year 'defied belief ' . 'You were clearly intent on killing yourself and your two little children , ' he said . 'You were on that day , without doubt , in mental turmoil . ' The court heard she had been threatened with eviction and was not in a position to cope with a number of other pressures . The judge said : 'The fact remains that you intended to kill your children and yourself by setting fire to the house . 'If it were not for the tenacity of your daughter , determined to live , you may well have succeeded . ' Judge Hale went on to praise the 'heroic intervention ' of neighbours William and Eileen Bride . 'They are entitled to a most remarkable thanks from the community for what they did , ' he said . The judge said that while on remand at Styal Prison in Cheshire Griffiths had made 'remarkable progress which was all credit to her ' . The court heard Griffiths and her family had spent the previous afternoon playing bowls with her sister and friends . Griffiths set fire to the house with her family inside shortly after being told she was facing eviction . But she ended up fighting with her sister while drinking wine before buying another bottle to drink at home which culminated in her starting a number of fires in the early hours of the morning . John Philpotts , prosecuting , said Griffiths told the children to lie on the sofa and that 'everything would be all right ' . But her brave daughter refused and ran out of the house to the house next door , the home of Mr and Mrs Bride . Mrs Bride , 62 , tried to get into the house and shouted to Griffiths to come out , but Griffiths refused and demanded her daughter go back in . Mr Bride , 66 , got into the burning house through the back door , braving thick black smoke to find Griffiths holding her son . The court heard she shouted at him to 'leave my kids alone ' but he was able to grab the child and pulled her out of the house by the scruff of her neck . Judge Hale praised the 'heroic intervention ' of neighbours William and Eileen Bride ( pictured ) Once outside , Griffiths had to be restrained from getting back in . The blaze caused £50,000 of damage to the semi-detached property . The court heard that a week earlier Griffiths had been referred to the psychiatric ward at Wrexham Maelor Hospital . Henry Hills , defending , said she had explained that voices were telling her to burn the house but she had been allowed home . He said it was a tragic case and Griffiths had an appalling childhood . DC Mark Griffiths of Wrexham CID said : 'The sentence reflects the seriousness of the incident . Had it not been for the swift actions of neighbours , the events of that night could have ended tragically . ' I 'd like to thank members of the public who assisted both on the night and during the course of this investigation which was both complex and distressing . '
Aimee Neighbours , 30 , told her children to go to sleep as she started the blaze . But her 10-year-old daughter ran out of the house and raised the alarm . Griffiths were able pull Neighbours and her son , 7 , out of burning building . Neighbours had to be dragged out - and even tried to run back in to the fire . She was facing eviction and said she heard voices telling her to set the fire . She has been jailed for five years and four months after admitting arson . For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90 , visit a local Samaritans branch or click here .