Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man after an alleged Molotov cocktail was thrown through the window of a restaurant in Southbank this morning.
A 39-year-old Southbank man has been charged with reckless conduct endangering persons and two counts of arson.
It is alleged the man lit a small fire in the toilets of a Whiteman Street hotel just before 12.30am, then left the area and headed towards Clarendon Street.
A short time later emergency services were called to a Southbank Promenade restaurant where an alleged incendiary device had been thrown through the window of a restaurant.
The Southbank man was arrested by police a short time later.
He will appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court this morning.
/Public Release. This material from the originating organization/author(s) might be of the point-in-time nature, and edited for clarity, style and length. Mirage.News does not take institutional positions or sides, and all views, positions, and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s).View in full here.
