A man has been charged after several alleged arson attacks at a Wallsend home earlier this year.
Newcastle detectives have been investigating three separate fires at a home on Metcalfe Street - on June 24, July 18 and July 30.
During these incidents, a house, carport and vehicle were damaged.
Police said an elderly woman was inside the home at the time of all three incidents, but she was uninjured.
Following a public appeal for information and ongoing inquiries, officers arrested a 37-year-old man on Harriet Street, Waratah, and took him to Waratah Police Station.
He was charged with three counts of destroy/damage property with intent to endanger life, two counts of destroy or damage property and one count of common assault.
Police will allege in court the man had an ongoing dispute with a former resident of the property and assaulted him at the home on June 21.
He was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Friday.
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