More arrests after car fire attack at family home

A pitch black night with a white Range Rover on the left of a drive next to a Mitsubishi. Both are covered in flames and the drive itself is on fire. A tree can be seen in the background lit by the orange glow.Image source, Mike Hind
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Doorbell camera footage showed three cars on fire on the driveway

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Two more people have been arrested in connection with a car arson attack captured on a doorbell camera.

Personal trainer Mike Hind was filmed running naked from his Middlesbrough house in May, screaming to his wife and three children to "get out".

Two men, 23 and 28, were arrested on Monday on suspicion of arson, says Cleveland Police.

It follows arrests made in August of a 49-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, both arrested on suspicion of arson and stalking, and another woman, 26, arrested on suspicion of stalking.

Cleveland Police said the latest pair were taken into custody and interviewed, before being bailed pending further investigation.

Mr Hind, who was appointed MBE in 2022 for charitable work during the Covid pandemic, shared the footage after his property in Marton was targeted in the early hours of 21 May.

The doorbell alerted him to somebody on his drive and, after seeing an orange flash, he looked out to see three cars on fire.

Officers said they carried out house-to-house inquiries and forensic work as part of their investigation.

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