Monday, 27 July 2020

UPDATE! Fifth Teenager Charged Over Cessnock McDonalds Fire

BY ISABEL EVERETT

Police have now charged a sixth teenager over the Cessnock McDonalds fire.

Following further inquiries, officers went to a home on Mayfield Street at Cessnock on Monday July 27 and arrested a 15-year-old girl.

She was taken to Cessnock Police Station and charged with damage property by fire and was granted conditional bail to face a children's court on Monday 11 August, 2020.

EARLIER:

A fifth teenager has been charged over allegedly lighting a fire at a Cessnock McDonalds.

About 3.30am on July 19, emergency services were called to the fast food restaurant on Allandale Road, Cessnock, after reports of a fire within the external playground area.

Four teenagers – two boys and two girls – have been charged over the incident. They remain before the courts.

Following ongoing inquiries, a 15-year-old boy attended Cessnock Police Station and was arrested about 2pm on Sunday 26th.

He was charged with damage property by fire and was granted conditional bail to appear at a children’s court on Monday 11 August 2020.

Inquiries are continuing into the incident.