Six people arrested over Crooked House fire released from bail
Staffordshire Police say they're "released under investigation."
Last updated 30th Jul 2024
It's almost a year's anniversary since the Crooked House pub in Himley, near Dudley was burned down causing outrage amongst locals.
Five men and a woman, aged between 23 and 66, were questioned by officers last year on suspicion of a variety of arson-related offences after the historic building in Himley, near Dudley in the West Midlands, was badly damaged on August 5.
Campaigners spent months trying to get "Britain's wonkiest inn" rebuilt after its demolition a year ago.
South Staffordshire Council served an enforcement notice, requiring the building in Himley, near Dudley to be restored, following the fire.
The owners of the Crooked House pub appealed against an order to rebuild it, after it was demolished following the suspected arson attack.
The remains of the building, were demolished without permission within 48 hours of the fire, and its owners are facing council-backed enforcement action requiring them to rebuild it by February 2027.
Staffordshire Police have said “the six people that were arrested have been released from bail and are now released under investigation. Our investigation is ongoing.”
Five men and one woman were arrested in connection with the fire. All have been released from bail.
Those arrested have not been identified but were said at the time of their arrests to be a 66-year-old man from Dudley, a 51-year-old man from Buckingham, a 33-year-old man from Milton Keynes, two men from Leicestershire aged 23 and 44, and a woman aged 34, also from Leicestershire.