Two suspects have appeared in court charged with arson in connection with a blaze on a £40,000 canal boat.
Two fire engines from Runcorn and Widnes were called to the Bridgewater Canal at Canal Reach in Windmill Hill, Runcorn, at 7.42pm on Wednesday, September 7. Crews doused the flames with hose jets.
Adam Lloyd, 35, of Riversdale, Frodsham, and Jackie Lloyd, 53, of Riversdale and different house number, Frodsham, appeared at North Cheshire Magistrates’ Court in Warrington on Friday, each charged with arson intending to destroy or damage property or being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or damaged. Court documents said the barge was worth £40,000.
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LLoyd and Lloyd are due to enter their pleas at Chester Crown Court on Friday, October 7.
Adam Lloyd was remanded in custody and is expected to appear via video link.
Jackie Lloyd was granted bail with conditions not to contact the complainant or other named parties and not to enter Runcorn, and is due to attend in person.
The prosecution has been brought by Cheshire Police.
In a statement issued on September 8, a Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Crews used three hose reel jets and one set of breathing apparatus to extinguish a fire on a canal boat.
“A thermal imaging camera was also used to check for hot spots and signs of further ignition.”
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