Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly couple die in house fire

Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly couple die in house fire

Hampshire Constabulary said it was now treating the fire, which claimed the lives of a man in his 90s and a woman in her 80s, as possible arson.

Teenager arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly couple die in house fire

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an elderly couple died in a house fire in Hampshire. Police were called to reports of a fire at a property in Heron Close, Alton at 4am on Monday. A man in his 90s and a woman in her 80s were pronounced dead at the scene. Officers have arrested a 16-year-old boy from Alton on suspicion of murder. He remains in police custody at this time. An investigation is under way to determine the ca…