BY DAKOTA TAIT
A man has been charged after a house fire at Raymond Terrace on Friday.
About 9.20am, police were called to a home on Moreton Street, following reports a man had threatened to set the home alight.
Police found the
property well alight when they arrived.
Firefighters extinguished the fire, but the home sustained significant damage.
A 63-year-old male was arrested at the scene and taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station where he was charged with malicious damage by fire.
Garry John Wright was refused bail to appear before Raymond Terrace Local Court the same day, where he was ordered to undergo a mental health assessment.
He did not enter a plea.
