Second man charged over deliberate Mount Pleasant fire

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 11:31 · Archive

Police have charged a second man with criminal damage by fire at a Mount Pleasant property in Western Australia.

Police have charged a second man with criminal damage by fire at a two-storey Mount Pleasant home on Ullapool Road in Western Australia after flames ripped through the property.

The 43-year-old man was arrested at a residence in Willetton on Saturday, 24 October, days after the fire at 3am. He was charged with criminal damage by fire and faced Perth Magistrates Court on Sunday, 25 October. Following a search of the Willetton residence, he was also charged with drug possession and unlawful weapon possession.

Matthew Manfredi-Tarpey, arrested just hours after the fire, was remanded in custody to appear by video link at Perth Magistrates Court on Monday for a bail application. Arson investigators probed the scene on Wednesday, with threatening graffiti reading 'pay your debt dog' scrawled in red across the driveway adding to suspicions the fire was deliberate.

The property sustained major damage, with the roof collapsing and extensive fire damage visible from the street. Neighbour Lina Davison said she was startled awake by two bangs before seeing fire coming from the back of the house on the roof. 'It was quite frightening, it was shocking,' she said.

How it is being reported

• Mount Pleasant fire: Police charge second man over threatening arson of Ullapool Road propertyPolice have charged a second man with setting fire to a Mt Pleasant home after the property was ripped apart by flames on Thursday and a sinister message was left behind.The West Australian · 25 Oct, 10:57
• Mount Pleasant fire: Police charge second man over threatening arson of Ullapool Road propertyPolice have charged a second man with setting fire to a Mt Pleasant home after the property was ripped apart by flames on Thursday and a sinister message was left behind.Perth Now · 25 Oct, 10:57

In this story: Mount Pleasant · Ullapool Road · Matthew Manfredi-Tarpey · Perth Magistrates Court · Willetton · Lina Davison

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