Fourth person arrested over Heckmondwike arson attack

Police investigating the attempted murder of a family in Heckmondwike have arrested a fourth person in connection with the enquiry.

A 19-year-old Dewsbury man was arrested on Tuesday (13/08/19) on suspicion of attempted murder in relation to an arson attack on a house in Stonedene Court, Heckmondwike on Sunday morning.

He remains in custody along with two females aged 21 and 17, and a 22-year-old man arrested.

A woman and her three children escaped the fire, but the eldest remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital.