A MAN accused of arson and a weapons offence following a house fire on the Isle of Wight will go before a judge later this year.
Damon Wilkins, of Bettesworth Road, Haylands, appeared before Portsmouth magistrates yesterday (Monday, September 23).
The 26-year-old did not enter a plea and saw his case adjourned to November 11 at Portsmouth Crown Court.
He was remanded in custody until that date.
As previously reported, a man in his 20s was arrested on Ryde Esplanade and taken into custody following a house fire on Bettesworth Road, in the Haylands area.
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Mr Wilkins was subsequently charged with arson with intent to endanger life, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, and common assault of an emergency worker.
Firefighters were alerted at around 1am on Saturday and crews from Newport and Ryde arrived to find flames and smoke coming from a kitchen at the rear of the property.
A police spokesperson said no one was injured in the fire.
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