Man, 23, charged with double murder after house fire that killed girl,7, and aunt

Police officers at the scene on Birchington Avenue, Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, where Valentina Foster, aged seven, and Natalie McDonald, 34, died (Picture: PA)

A man has been charged with two counts of murder after a house fire which killed a seven-year-old girl and her aunt.

Natalie McDonald, 34, and Valentina Foster died and four others were injured in the blaze in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, in the early hours of August 26.

Jaden Wright, 23, faces two charges of murder, as well as two counts of GBH with intent and two counts of attempted GBH with intent.

He will appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court later on Tuesday.

Katie Smith, senior inve...