Overview
- Emergency crews found an unidentified man dead inside a Surman Street garage after a 6 a.m. fire, prompting a homicide investigation.
- A 34-year-old suspect, described by police as white British, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.
- About an hour later, a blaze broke out at Unity House Community Hub on Stanley Road, which police believe is connected to the garage incident.
- CCTV shared with local media appears to show a man pouring liquid from a container and igniting a shed at the hub, though police have not said if he is the arrested suspect.
- Investigators report the deceased is a white male, forensic work continues at sealed scenes with a boosted police presence, and the hub’s owners allege an Islamophobic attack that police have not confirmed.