Children, aged 11 to 13, questioned over $900,000 Tennant Creek supermarket fire
THREE children, aged 11 to 13, have been interviewed in relation to suspicious fires in Tennant Creek, including one that caused $900,000 damage to the town’s only supermarket
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THREE youths – two girls and a boy – have been interviewed by detectives in relation to suspicious fires in Tennant Creek, including one that caused significant damage to the town’s only supermarket.
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The July 12 blaze destroyed $900,000 worth of stock at the Tennant Creek IGA.
Two young females, aged 12 and 13, were interviewed and investigations into the possible involvement of a third youth, an 11-year-old male, are ongoing.
About 11.30pm on Sunday night police responded to reports of two wheelie bins that had been set alight at the back of Wyatt Motors on Paterson Street.
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“A group of youths were observed in the area at the time however had decamped upon police arrival,” Southern Watch Commander Adrian Kidney said.
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