A suspect has been named following a suspected arson attack on Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral.
Merseyside Police were contacted by Merseyside Fire and Rescue on Sunday, May 29 to reports a fire had broken out at 6.40am and had caused damage to the fire doors and gallery at the cathedral on Mount Pleasant. A man who works at the cathedral said he arrived on Sunday morning "to find police and fire everywhere and the cathedral filled with a vile smell of burning".
A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue said crews were alerted at 6.49am and were on scene at 6.53am. Three fire engines attended. On arrival firefighters found a side entrance doorway of the church involved in fire.
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The fire was out by 7.08am and crews left the scene at 11.32am. Natasha Tisdall, 35, who is of no fixed abode, has been charged with arson and possession of a controlled drug.
She was remanded into custody to appear in court on Thursday, June 9. For the latest news and breaking news visit liverpoolecho.co.uk/news
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