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Police charge man over Bayswater fire

Lisa ThomasEastern Reporter

POLICE have charged a man after he allegedly set fire to a commercial property in Bayswater last year.

Police allege that on October 15, 2017 at around 7.45pm a 44-year-old man from Murdoch gained entry to a premises and set fire to various items, causing around $240,000 worth of damage.

The man from Murdoch has been charged with criminal damage by fire, burglary and commit and possessing controlled weapon.

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He will appear before Perth Magistrates Court today.