Ex-boyfriend Charged with Arson

The man accused of attempting to burn down his ex-girlfriend’s home on two separate occasions has been arrested and charged. Sir Hugh Anthony Andrewin was formally charged with arson.

Andrewin, who had been the subject of a police wanted poster, was apprehended over the weekend and is now in police custody. Authorities say he is responsible for two arson attempts at a residence on Flamboyant Street of Belize City, following a breakup.

The victim’s mother, Hanisha Castro, recounted the frightening events, which began just hours after her daughter ended the relationship. “He opened the burners of my stove, opened the gas tank fully, and then when he was leaving, I saw him light my sofa with a blue lighter,” she told News 5.

Though the family managed to extinguish the first fire, a second attack followed just hours later. “At four a.m. he returned… he opened the window and lit the curtain. I woke up to flames and smoke, had to take out my grandchildren and put out the fire with bathroom water,” Castro said.