Woman denies arson over Dovestone moorland fire
BBCA woman has pleaded not guilty to arson after a large fire broke out on moorland in Greater Manchester.
Shania Care-Slede appeared via videolink and denied two charges of arson at Minshull Street Crown Court earlier but admitted a further charge of dangerous driving.
It comes after the large fire broke out near Dovestone Reservoir, in Greenfield, Saddleworth, on 11 July. The blaze took more than three weeks to extinguish. The reservoir was reopened to the public for the first time on Thursday.
Care-Slede, 20, will face a trial for the arson charges in May 2027.
She will be sentenced for the driving offence on 29 September.
The court heard four other suspects had been arrested and interviewed over the fire.
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