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Rachael Ward

Police defend taser, baton use in servo arson arrest

A woman allegedly set a pile of firewood alight inside a 7-Eleven servo at Windsor in Melbourne. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Police have defended using a taser and baton on a woman accused of starting a fire inside a service station, insisting she posed a risk to herself and officers.

The woman, 46, was accused of setting a pile of firewood alight inside a 7-Eleven service station at Windsor in inner Melbourne at 12.30am on Wednesday.

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