Teenage boy charged in connection with Alton house fire that killed elderly couple
A teenage boy has been charged after an elderly couple died in a house fire
An investigation into the death of an elderly couple who died in a house fire last year has resulted in a teenager being charged.
Emergency services were called at 4am on Monday, April 2025 14, to reports of a fire at a house in Heron Close, Alton. Firefighters and police both attended the property but 91-year-old Stan Rickman and 88-year-old Roma Rickman were pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers have been carrying out thorough enquiries to establish the full circumstances, and have now charged a 16-year-old boy formerly from Alton with two counts of unlawful act manslaughter and arson. The teenager has been bailed with conditions to appear at Portsmouth Youth Court on Tuesday, May 12.
Stan and Roma’s family previously paid tribute to couple saying: “Stan and Roma were much loved parents and grandparents who were kind and generous and would do anything for anyone.
“The family are extremely saddened that they were taken from us too early and that we were unable to share their last years with them. They will be greatly missed, but their memory will live on through their family and many friends.”
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