A man has been charged after allegedly setting fire to a home at Mannering Park.
At about 1.30pm on Friday, May 23, emergency services were called to a home on Dunvegan St, following reports of a house fire.
Fire and Rescue NSW worked to extinguish the fire, but the property sustained significant damage.
A 64-year-old man was found at the scene suffering injury to his arm, and an off-duty police officer and officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District rendered first aid, before the man was taken to hospital for further treatment.
A crime scene was established and investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident commenced.
The fire was treated as suspicious.
Following the man’s release from hospital on Tuesday, June 3, he was arrested and taken to Gosford Police Station where he was charged with damage property by fire/explosive greater than $15,000 (DV).
He was refused bail to appear before Gosford Local Court.
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