Woman due in court after allegedly setting fire to building and attacking emergency workers in Chichester

By Freddie Webb
Published 10th Nov 2023, 17:28 BST
Updated 10th Nov 2023, 17:28 BST
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A woman has been charged with setting fire to a building with intent to endanger life.

Rebecca Miller, 48, will appear in court next month after being charged with arson and violent offences. This includes Miller being linked to a fire in Kingsham Avenue, Chichester.

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Sussex police were called to reports of a fire at a property at roughly 6pm on November 6. Miller, of no fixed abode, has also been charged with attacking emergency workers.

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Police received reports of a fire in Kingsham Avenue, Chichester. Picture: Google Street View.Police received reports of a fire in Kingsham Avenue, Chichester. Picture: Google Street View.
Police received reports of a fire in Kingsham Avenue, Chichester. Picture: Google Street View.

The force said: “Police were called to reports of a fire at a property on Kingsham Avenue around 6pm on Monday, November 6. Rebecca Miller, 48, of no fixed address appeared before Crawley Magistrates Court on Wednesday (8 November) and was charged with arson with intent to endanger life, and four counts of assault of an emergency worker.

"Miller has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at a court to be fixed on Wednesday, December 6.”