Melbourne bank fire: Charges laid three months after arson attack
UPDATE: A MAN, 21, is facing 92 charges over an arson attack at the Springvale branch of the Commonwealth Bank in November last year.
CHARGES have been laid three months after an arson attack at a Melbourne bank.
Nur Islam, 21, is facing 92 counts over the November 18 incident at the Springvale branch of the Commonwealth Bank.
Among the charges are counts of intentionally and recklessly causing serious injury, criminal damage by fire, conduct endangering life and gross violence.
Mr Islam has been in hospital since the blaze on Springvale Rd which left 26 people injured.
The Myanmar asylum seeker suffered burns to 60 per cent of his body after allegedly setting himself alight using flammable liquid.
Mr Islam appeared briefly in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court tonight after being charged by detectives from the arson and explosives squad.
He was remanded in custody to face court again on May 11.
The Springvale incident caused a highest-level emergency as authorities rushed to help the dozens hurt in the mayhem.
Some of them are still recovering from their injuries.
Originally published as Melbourne bank fire: Charges laid three months after arson attack