Police lay arson charge – Stanwell

Police have charged a woman with arson following investigations into an alleged deliberately lit house fire which occurred on May 30 this year.

At around 1.45am, emergency services were called to the Sackville Street address following reports the house was engulfed in flames.

The property was extensively damaged during the blaze.

Investigations have led police to charge a 48-year-old Beachmere woman with arson and attempted fraud.

She will appear in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court on January 20.

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