{
  "id": 11241164,
  "title": "Man charged in alleged arson outside MP’s Toronto home now charged in another fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/man-charged-in-alleged-arson-outside-mps-toronto-home-now-charged-in-11241164",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T17:20:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12084261/man-charged-in-alleged-arson-outside-mps-toronto-home-now-charged-in-another-fire/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Roshvin Crofton, a man previously charged in an alleged arson incident outside the Toronto residence of Liberal MP Salma Zahid, now faces additional charges in connection with a separate fire. According to police, the vacant home in Ajax, Ontario, was set ablaze in the early hours of August 24, resulting in significant destruction to the property and damage to neighboring structures. While one occupied home managed to safely evacuate its residents, several others caught fire due to an accelerant, but did not ignite.\n\nCrofton was apprehended on Monday and charged with multiple offenses, including arson. This arrest followed a previous incident where vehicles were set on fire outside Zahid's home on August 27. However, a second suspect in that case remains at large. Toronto police affirm Crofton's involvement in the incidents involving Zahid's residence. Authorities have not disclosed further details on the charges and the status of the investigation into the second suspect.",
  "summary": "They say the home was destroyed and neighbouring homes were seriously damaged, while others were doused in an accelerant but didn't ignite.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Man charged in alleged arson outside MP’s Toronto home now charged in another fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/man-charged-in-alleged-arson-outside-mps-toronto-home-now-charged-in",
        "published": "2026-10-01T15:33:45.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}