Arson with intent to endanger life charge brought against Wigan man
A 55-year-old has been accused of potentially deadly arson at a Wigan block of flats.
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Mark Baker, of Manor Street, Newtown, stood before borough magistrates charged with deliberately starting a fire in a particular home at the high rise Mannion House, Scholes, on October 5 2022 with intent to endanger.
It is alleged that the blaze caused £4,000 in damage to the Wigan Council-owned property.
Because of the seriousness off the case, it has now been sent to Bolton Crown Court where Baker will make his first appearance on May 22.