Police on Thursday afternoon apprehended a man who had allegedly set fire to a house in Sophia last month which left 10 persons homeless.The fire occurred in ‘A’ Field, Sophia on January, 7, 2017.

The suspect, Leon Anthony Turpin, 37, called “Turpin” was caught hiding in a house in Goedverwagting Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara, when police swooped down on him.
The owner of the house which was burnt to the ground had expressed fear for her life after constantly receiving death threats from the suspected arsonist. Fire officials had confirmed that arson was the cause of the fire that razed the building that housed multiple apartments.
Turpin is reportedly the jilted lover of the owner of the house. Yonette Robert said she has been living there for the past 15 years with her family. Roberts said too that she and Turpin had been in a relationship, but that was a long time ago.
The woman said she has every reason to believe he is behind the fire, since he has been threatening, ever since they separated, to burn the house down, but she never took him seriously.