Murder charge laid after fatal fire in Middlesbrough
- Jaden Wright, 23, has been charged with two counts of murder following a fatal house fire in Grangetown near Middlesbrough on 26 August.
- The blaze on Birchington Avenue killed 34-year-old Natalie McDonald and her seven-year-old niece, Valentina Foster.
- Wright, of no fixed address, also faces charges of grievous bodily harm with intent and attempted section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent.
- Four other people were injured in the fire, with two adults receiving hospital treatment and two teenagers discharged.
- Wright was scheduled to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, while a 31-year-old man previously arrested was released without charge.
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