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- brandstichting
- beschuldigd
- een uitvaartbedrijf
- voorlopinge hechtenis
- oplaaien
- gasflessen
- verwoest
- ongedeerd
- persoonsverwisseling
- botste tegenaan

Man charged following spate of Oxfordshire arson attacks Friday 16 January 2015 22.51 GMT A man has been charged for arson attacks in South Oxfordshire that happened on Thursday. Andrew Main, 47, has been charged with one count of arson with intent to endanger life and two counts of arson reckless as to whether life was endangered. The charges are in relation to fires in Crowmarsh Gifford and Roke Marsh in the early hours of Thursday morning. In these fires a council office, a funeral parlour and a thatched cottage were targeted. Andrew was remanded in custody to appear at Oxford magistrates’ court on Saturday. On Thursday night gale force winds helped reignite a fire in one of the buildings. Police said gas canisters were found at all three locations. Jean Gladstone, 80, whose thatched cottage was destroyed in the attacks, spoke on Friday of her relief that no one was injured. She escaped from her home unharmed during the fire, which began at around 3am. Just over 24 hours later she stood outside the cottage with a smile, chatting to police officers. “I just want to thank all my friends,” she said. “I was very fortunate. We are thankful that everybody is safe.” Gladstone, who has lived in the cottage for nearly 40 years, went on: “I don’t want any publicity. It’s a fabulous village. They are all friends. It’s a family here. Co-owner of the funeral home Alistair Cox said he believed the business was targeted as a case of mistaken identity. “They probably thought the home belonged to the council. I’ve got no idea why they set fire to the council building,” he told the Oxford Mail. His father, funeral director Neil Cox, 73, who lives next door to the building, said he heard a noise at about 3.15am and went out to see a car driving away at speed. The funeral home confirmed the business was unaffected by the blaze, which damaged only its offices. Sandra Chadwick, a partner at the funeral home, said: “It looks as if all of our office premises are totally smoke-damaged and all the furniture in our arranging room has gone. We have got bodies in the premises but they are all safe. They are all contained in the rear of the premises which has been untouched by the fire.” Police said in a statement: “It is believed that a vehicle collided with the South Oxfordshire district council building prior to the fire.” The damage is described as “extensive”. Most of the services, including housing and planning, have been affected. Attempts were being made to rehouse its 400 staff.