Two boys, aged 13 and 14, have been charged in connection with fires at two houses which caused about £500,000 worth of damage.
Fire crews were called to neighbouring properties in Merchiston Oval in the village of Brookfield, near Johnstone in Renfrewshire, at about 19:20 on Friday.Police said the boys had been charged with wilful fireraising and would be referred to the children's reporter.
The child reporter?! Someone who will tell them not to do it again Pathetic! They should be made to pay, the parents, then them, when they turn 16! Ooh that won't happen, it'll be the owners that have to pay for repair! If it was my house, they'd be paying the cost of repair!
Feral. Parents should pick up damage repair.
Nothing will ever stop young people for doing any damage until the adults who look after them are made responsible for the youngsters behaviour. A reasonable fine proportionate to repairing the damage might help.
This is the tiniest news report I've ever seen on the BBC.