A man has been charged after several alleged arson attacks at a Wallsend home earlier this year.
Detectives commenced an investigation in relation to three separate arson incidents at a home on Metcalfe Street, Wallsend, on Wednesday 24 June, Saturday 18 and Thursday 30 July 2020.
During these incidents, a house, carport and vehicle were damaged.
An elderly woman was inside the home at the time of all three incidents, but she was uninjured.
Following a public appeal for information and ongoing inquiries, officers arrested a 37-year-old man on Harriet Street, Waratah, and took him to Waratah Police Station.
He was charged with three counts of destroy/damage property with intent to endanger life, two counts of destroy or damage property and one count of common assault.
Police allege the man had an ongoing dispute with a former resident of the property and assaulted him at the home on Sunday 21 June.
He was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court Friday August 21.
