Police have not charged a teenager arrested in connection with an arson attack which killed two people.

A 16-year-old was arrested and quizzed over the fire at a house in Church Crescent, Clacton, on July 27 which claimed the lives of five-year-old Anthony Trigg and his mother Jean.

The teenager, who lives in Clacton and is now 17, was due to report to Colchester Police Station on October 6.

But police said they have not charged the teenager, who was on police bail.

Det Sgt Mick Ornellas, part of the team investigating the arson, said inquiries were continuing.

He said an inquest had been provisionally arranged for December 9 and further details of how far the inquiry had gone would come out then.

"We are definitely much nearer to solving this than we were at the beginning and we have progressed the investigation," he said.

"However you get to a point where the last few miles of the journey can take the longest and are the hardest to achieve."

DS Ornellas said the incident room at Thorpe, which was set up after the incident, was still running.

However the number of officers involved has been reduced as the inquiry has become more focused.

The 16-year-old was arrested in August and was questioned for more than a day. He was taken to Clacton Police Station and later transferred to Colchester.

Anthony Trigg died in the blaze and his 26-year-old mother died in hospital five days later from her injuries. They had been staying in the rented house with Mrs Trigg's five-month-old son, Callum, who was rescued by firemen and resuscitated by firefighter Paul Nash.

Christine Wroe, 36, who was renting the property, survived after a three-week fight for life in intensive care. She was allowed out of hospital in August.

Her daughter, Vicky, 11, also received injuries but was allowed home after a spell in hospital and three teenagers in the house escaped the blaze.

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