Police seek man after suspicious Stokes Valley apartment fire

Thursday 7 November 2024 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Thu 7 Nov 2024, 2:58pm

Police are searching for a barefoot man seen riding a bicycle near a Hanson Grove apartment block before a suspicious fire on Tuesday. The blaze left an 82-year-old man hospitalised with smoke inhalation. This incident marks the third suspicious fire at the address in less than a month.

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1. The PostThu 7 Nov 2024, 2:35pm

   Elderly Stokes Valley fire victim still hospitalised (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsThu 7 Nov 2024, 2:52pm

   Man sought after suspicious Lower Hutt fire which left 82yo injured (opens in new tab)

3. StuffThu 7 Nov 2024, 2:58pm

   Police seek man in relation to third suspicious fire at Stokes Valley in under a month (opens in new tab)