Four teenagers face charges of arson and burglary .
Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged three teenage boys and one teenage girl in connection with a fire that caused extensive damage to a historic church in St Leonards early on 28 November.
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Emergency services responded to reports of a blaze at the church on Dudley Parade at approximately 2:15 am. The fire inflicted significant damage on the building, believed to be St Leonards’ oldest structure, with estimated damages reaching $1 million.
A 14-year-old boy, two 15-year-olds (a boy and a girl), and a 16-year-old boy were interviewed by investigators. All four have been charged with arson and burglary and are set to appear in a children’s court at a later date.
