A WOMAN has been charged after allegedly attempting to set fire to a house in Hove using petrol and a brick wrapped in material.

Talisa Windsor, of Amberley Drive, Hove has been charged with attempted arson with intent to endanger life after the incident on Tuesday, May 11.

Officers were called to Moyne Close at 6.35pm to a report that a woman had attempted to set fire to a property using the petrol and a brick wrapped in material.

The attempt was unsuccessful and a fight ensued between the suspect and a man and a woman.

All three individuals - believed to be known to each other - were swiftly arrested.

A 38-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and have been bailed subject to conditions while enquiries continue.

A spokesman from Sussex Police said: "Talisa Windsor, 30, of Amberley Drive, Hove was charged with attempted arson with intent to endanger life.

"She appeared at Brighton Magistrates' Court on 13 May and was remanded to appear before Lewes Crown Court on 10 June."