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Two More Charged Following Church Fire

Two More Charged Following Church Fire
Thu, 05 January 2012 11:04AM

Two more people have been charged by police following an investigation into a reports of arson and theft at a church on the Isle of Wight.
 
Officers were called to St Mary’s the Virgin Church in Carisbrooke near Newport at 5.30pm on Sunday, November 27, 2011.
 
Matthew Patrick Butler, aged 28, of Prospect Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, was charged with handling stolen goods, namely a crucifix belonging to the church.
 
A 15-year-old boy from Newport, Isle of Wight, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with the theft of a cross from the church.
 
They were both bailed to appear at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on January 17, 2012.

23 year old Kevin Lee Williams from Downsview in Sandown has already pleaded guilty at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

He admitted setting the altar ablaze and has been warned he faces the prospect of imprisonment when he is sentenced next month.

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