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Stafford Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Sixth-Floor Flat Fire

The defendant is due in court following a pre-dawn blaze in Milton Grove that remains under investigation.

Overview

  • Staffordshire Police named Reece Brivitt, 31, of Stafford, charged with attempted murder and criminal damage—recklessly endangering life, and remanded in custody.
  • The case follows a small fire reported around 4.25–4.30am on 22 October inside a block of flats on Milton Grove in Stafford.
  • Firefighters extinguished the blaze on the sixth floor after deploying seven appliances alongside police and ambulance crews.
  • A woman in her 40s received trauma care from HART and a critical care paramedic before being taken on blue lights to hospital for specialist treatment.
  • Detectives continue to seek information from witnesses, asking callers to quote incident 48 of 22 October or contact Crimestoppers, as the fire service investigates the cause.