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Doubleview father who allegedly set fire to daughter appears in court

Kate LeaverStirling Times

A DOUBLEVIEW father who allegedly set fire to his three-year-old daughter in their home last August appeared in the WA Supreme Court on Monday.

The 43-year-old, who appeared via video link from Hakea Prison, was accused of dousing his three children in a flammable substance and setting them alight at their Holbeck Street home.

He appeared on charges including intent to harm, threat to kill, being armed in a way that caused fear and previously appeared for cannabis and drug paraphernalia possession in February.

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He will appear again at on July 21.