Jennel Campbell, the mother of the youth who is suspected to have started the fire at their two-storey Second Alley Hillfoot home at Linden, yesterday said that she will not be pressing for any charges against him.
Campbell, who is currently staying at a friend’s house, is hoping that her son can receive the help he needs, and possibly be admitted to a psychiatric ward. The youth has a mental illness.
Seven persons lost their home in the fire as the two-storey concrete home went up in flames around 10 pm on Sunday. The woman’s shop, which is situated at the front of the home, was undamaged.