Man charged with torching La Penitence house

Odinga Spellen
Odinga Spellen

Thirty-six-year-old Odinga Spellen of Lot 4 Laing Avenue appeared before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrateโ€™s Court yesterday charged with arson.

It is alleged that on June 17, 2023, at Lot 107 La Penitence, he unlawfully and maliciously set fire to a house as an act of revenge.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge and bail was refused. He was remanded to prison until October 2, 2023.