Serial arson suspects in Maidstone Crown Court
Published: 11:16, 04 March 2011
Two men charged with arson following a series of fires in Maidstone appeared in court today.
Neil Clark, 34, of Surrey Road, Maidstone, and 19-year-old Marc Hitchcock, of Oxford Road, Maidstone, are accused of conspiracy to commit arson and other arson-related offences.
During a brief preliminary hearing at Maidstone Crown Court in which the pair appeared via a prison video link, prosecutor Gareth Nicholl said they had been charged in relation to a number of fires, some of which were tagged with numbers.
No indication of plea was given by either defendant and a provisional trial date of August 15 was set by Judge Jeremy Carey.
Clark and Hitchcock were remanded in custody until their next hearing on April 15.
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