Latics fire: two in court
Date published: 04 January 2011
TWO teenagers charged with arson over the £100,000 blaze at Oldham Athletic’s Boundary Park ground are due to appear before Oldham magistrates on Friday.
The 15 and 16-year-old boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were due to appear on New Year’s Eve, but the case was adjourned for a fifth time.
A pallet was set alight at Latics’ ground at around 5.15pm on Sunday, August 22. The fire spread to a hospitality suite and the disabled area of the ground.
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