Third person charged over Adass synagogue fire in Melbourne
نظرة سريعة
- Police have charged a third person, a 20-year-old man, over the deliberate arson of the Adass synagogue in Melbourne on December 6, 2024.
- The man was charged with arson, endangering life, and theft of a motor vehicle while in custody for other offenses.
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A fire, believed to be deliberately lit, destroyed the Adass synagogue in Melbourne shortly after 4am on December 6, 2024, forcing early-morning worshippers to flee.
Police have charged a third person over a fire that destroyed the Adass synagogue in Ripponlea in Melbourne's south-east.
The fire, which police believe was deliberately lit, tore through the synagogue shortly after 4am on December 6, 2024.
Early-morning worshippers inside the building were forced to flee.
Victoria Police, along with the Australian Federal Police, on Friday charged a 20-year-old Airport West man with arson, endangering life and theft of a motor vehicle.
Last year police charged a 20-year-old Meadow Heights man and a 21-year-old man from Werribee with the same charges.
A 20-year-old Melton South man was also charged last year with stealing what police allege was a "communal crime car" which was used to drive to the synagogue on the day of the attack.
Police said the Airport West man was charged over the fire while in custody for unrelated offences and will appear in court next Tuesday.
أسئلة مفتوحة
- What was the motive for the attack?
- Were there other accomplices?