Man charged following incident in Ottawa Road, Leicester
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A man has been charged following an incident in the area of Ottawa Road, Leicester, yesterday (Sunday).
Mubarak Jibril, 26, of Lancaster Place, Leicester, has been charged with attempted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, arson with intent to endanger life and arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered.
A 40-year-old man, of Leicester, who was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent in connection with the incident has been released with no further action.
A man, in his 50s, who was injured in the incident remains in hospital in a stable condition.
Ottawa Road has since been reopened.
Jibril has been remanded into custody and is due to attend Leicester Magistrates Court this morning (4 January).