Woman charged with arson after flat fire on Kettering estate

A woman will appear before magistrates today (Tuesday) charged with arson after a flat caught fire in Kettering.

Police and fire crews were called to Judith Road on the Grange estate at about 5pm on Sunday (August 30) after the blaze at a ground floor flat.

Yvonne Kenworthy, of Judith Road, has since been charged with arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered.

The 62-year-old is due to appear on remand at Northampton Magistrates' Court today.

A police spokesman was unable to confirm how badly damaged the flat was.

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