Overview

• Prosecutors told Croydon Magistrates’ Court that three masked males entered Indian Aroma on 22 August and petrol was allegedly poured before the premises ignited.
• The 16-year-old from Southwark faces six counts of attempted murder and one count of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.
• Six people were injured, with a woman suffering 58 burns and a man in a coma after 53 burns, according to the prosecution.
• Two victims remain in hospital with life‑changing injuries, and the London Fire Brigade said crews rescued five people as nine others escaped.
• Earlier arrests included a 56-year-old man and two 16-year-olds who were later released on bail, and the defendant appeared in court on 8 September before being remanded.