The mosque was seriously damaged in the fire
A teenage boy has pleaded not guilty to setting fire to a mosque in Morden.
The 16-year-old boy from Walton-on-Thames, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was just 14-years-old when he was arrested the day after a devastating fire at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in London Road on September 26, 2015.
He faces one charge of arson with intent to endanger life, or being reckless as to whether life was endangered, and one charge of arson to the value of £6,078,311.73.
The teenager denied both charges at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, February 8.
He will next appear at Kingston Crown Court on Wednesday, February 22.
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