Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire which gutted a Sophia, Greater Georgetown home on Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least six people homeless.
Based on information received, it is alleged that the fire was started by a mentally ill man who reportedly resided at the Lot 31 D Field Sophia, home with his mother, sister and her three children.
Guyana Times as told that the owner of the home, Marina Charles, indicated that no one else was in the home when the blaze started. The fire service was contacted but by the time they arrived, the one-storey wooden structure was already destroyed.
However, she said she was informed of the incident by residents in the area and upon arriving at home, her mentally challenged brother informed her that because the house belonged to his father, he has a right to burn it.
The man was taken into custody.
