Man charged after 60-year-old dies in Forest Gate fire

Mr Harbhajan Singh Roopran. Credit: Met Police.

Police investigating a fatal house fire at a home in East London on Christmas Day have charged a man with murder and arson with intent to endanger life.

Harbhajan Singh Roopran, 60, died after a fire in his home in Field Road, Forest Gate, E7.

Tyrone Jacobs, 27, of Ramsay Road, E7, will appear in Barkingside Magistrates' Court later today.

A 32-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder has been bailed to return to police at a later date.