30-07-2025
Ferndale house fire sees two appear in court charged with arson
Two people have appeared in court following a fire in Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Truman, 19, and Alfie Wheeler, 18, both from Weston-super-Mare, appeared in Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court on Wednesday charged with arson with intent to endanger life. One house was badly damaged and others were evacuated following the blaze in Protheroe Street on 28 July. No-one was badly Wheeler has also been charged with possessing a knife blade or a sharp pointed article in a public place.
Magistrates were told the group had "travelled together to specifically target" a property believing two individuals "had not repaid a drug debt".The court heard the fire caused £650,000 worth of damage to three properties, their contents and a were told the case was so serious that it had to be dealt with at crown case was sent to Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court for a hearing on 27 were no applications for bail and the pair were remanded in Gustar, 19, and Connor Pitt, 23, are expected to appear before magistrates later, charged with arson with intent to endanger life.
