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Woman charged with attempted murder after flat fire

Residents were evacuated when a blaze broke out at a block of flats.

Woman charged with attempted murder after flat fire — Fire: Printfield Terrace, Aberdeen. Google 2020

By Jack Thomson

27th Aug 2020

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A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a fire in Aberdeen.

Residents were evacuated from a block of flats in Printfield Terrace following the blaze on Sunday, July 26. The alarm had been raised around 4.30am.

A 47-year-old woman has since been charged in connection with the incident.

She is expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Thursday.

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