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| Boy, 14, charged over church fire | Boy, 14, charged over church fire |
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| A 14-year-old boy has been charged after a listed church in Greater Manchester suffered damage estimated at £500,000 in a suspected arson attack. | A 14-year-old boy has been charged after a listed church in Greater Manchester suffered damage estimated at £500,000 in a suspected arson attack. |
| Police were called to the blaze at St Thomas' Church in Huddersfield Road, Newhey, Rochdale, on Friday night. | Police were called to the blaze at St Thomas' Church in Huddersfield Road, Newhey, Rochdale, on Friday night. |
| Nobody was injured but the altar and roof of the building suffered extensive damage in the fire. | Nobody was injured but the altar and roof of the building suffered extensive damage in the fire. |
| The teenager has been bailed and is due to appear before Rochdale youth court on 9 January. |