Two teenagers arrested after Colchester arson

Two boys, aged 12 and 16, are being questioned after a motorbike was set on fire

Author: Matt SoanesPublished 5th May 2022

Two teenage boys have been arrested after a motorbike was set on fire in Colchester in the early hours of this morning.

Police were called to Stalin Road by the fire service shortly after 2am.

The vehicle suffered significant damage and parts of a nearby property were charred.

The fire didn't spread any further as the fire service arrived quickly.

Two boys, aged 12 and 16, both from Colchester, have been arrested on suspicion of arson and theft of a motor vehicle.

They remain in police custody.

Police are seeking witnesses to anything suspicious in the Rowhedge area last night.

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