West Sussex man charged with arson in Brighton
He will be appearing at Brighton Magistrates' Court today (2 December)
A West Sussex man has been charged with arson, after a series of bin fires in Brighton.
There were reports of bins on fire in central Brighton between 9pm on Sunday (29 November) and 4am on Monday (30 November), in Upper North Street, Oriental Place, St James Street, Dorset Gardens, St James Avenue, Steine Street and Ship Street.
Further incidents were reported at around 11.30pm on Monday (30 November) in the St James Avenue area.
Fire crews attended and the fires were put out.
No damage is said to have been caused, except to the bins themselves, and no injuries were reported.
Mark Wilkinson, aged 48, of Brighton Road in Crawley, has been charged with three counts of arson and remanded to appear at Brighton Magistrates' Court today (2 December).
Sussex Police is asking anyone with information to report it online or call 101, quoting 47200205828.