Man appears in court over series of house fires
Emergency services attended house fires in Holywell Avenue, Prestop Drive and Clifton Drive within 14 minutes of each other
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A man has appeared in court charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life after a series of house fires in the same town in Leicestershire.
Karl Poxon, 50, was arrested after detectives linked three fires, which started in Ashby-de-la-Zouch shortly after 07:00 GMT on Friday.
On Monday, Leicester Magistrates' Court heard that emergency crews were initially called to Holywell Avenue at 07:05, before responding to further fires in Prestop Drive at 07:08 and Clifton Drive at 07:19.
Mr Poxon, of Holywell Avenue, who has also been charged with dangerous driving, was remanded in custody and will appear at Leicester Crown Court on 12 January 2026.
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