Council officials have confirmed that a £1m housing development, built only eight years ago, is to be demolished following repeated attacks by arsonists as young as five.
The 20-home Agecroft Gardens development in the Whinney Banks area of Middlesbrough was built in 1994 with charity and Government cash. Now every single one has been left a dangerous empty shell.
A further £17m of public money is to be pumped into the area to rebuild the houses, while Middlesbrough council has vowed to evict parents if their children are found to be responsible for the fires
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