Bangor arson: Man, 32, charged

A man aged 32 is to appear in court over an arson attack in a suburban street near the start of the year.

A house and car on Bangor’s Ashbury Gardens were set alight in the early hours of Sunday, January 4. Two people were in the house, in the east of the Co Down city, but they were able to escape uninjured.

The overnight arson attack happened in Ashbury Gardens, Bangor. Image: Googleplaceholder image
The overnight arson attack happened in Ashbury Gardens, Bangor. Image: Google

Police have charged a man with arson endangering life on the back of the incident. He’s due to appear at Newtownards Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (15th).

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