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Blast man charged

Posted by Tom Parnell on Jul 29, 08 10:51 AM in Crime

John Pearson and with his stepmother Maureen PearsonBy Ian Proctor

Blast victim John Pearson has been formally accused of causing the Rayners Lane explosion which left him with severe burns.

The 35-year-old, who is recuperating with his father and step-mother in St Albans, Herts, is scheduled to appear before Harrow Magistrates' Court on Thursday (31) charged with arson recklessly endangering life.


His top floor flat blew up on February 15, ripping the roof of the block, in Annan Court, in the Rayners Lane Estate, South Harrow.

Pearson was treated at the burns unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in west London for his injuries.

Just a few weeks ago he attended a darts league awards evening at the Royal British Legion in Northolt Road, South Harrow, where his team - South Harrow Sports and Social Club (SHAC) in Valentine Road, South Harrow collected the Thursday night league title.

News of Pearson's arrest shocked his friends at SHAC who told the Harrow Observer "they knew nothing about it".

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