Teens on Latics arson charge

The burned out hospitality box at Boundary park

TWO teenagers have been charged in connection with a £100,000 blaze at Latics. A 15-year-old boy and 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been charged with arson.

A pallet was set alight inside the Boundary Park ground on Furtherwood Road, around 5.15pm on Sunday, August 22. The fire spread to the match-day hospitality suite and the disabled area of the ground, causing £100,000 worth of damage. The teenagers will appear at Oldham Youth Court on November 12.