The man responsible for the explosion in Leicester is reported to have been arrested. The terrible arson killed off five people, while five other were taken to hospital, one of which was in threatening condition. The person who is suspected to be responsible was arrested on Wednesday in Leicestershire and remains in custody, police have reported.
The fire affected a Polish supermarket and a two-storey flat on Hinckley Road on February 25. The people who were killed were Mary Ragoobeer, 46; her two sons Shane, 18, and 17-year-old Sean and Shane’s 18-year-old girlfriend Leah Beth Reek and Viktorija Ljevleva, 22, while other people were injured as well.
Arkan Ali (37), Hawkar Hassan (32) and Aram Kurd (33) who were previously at a court hearing in April due to endangering life and fraud by false representation, are set to appear at Leicester Crown Court on August 31.
> Maria Baeva
Leicester Arson Arrest
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