Man held in South Africa on fire death

A 40-year-old man has been arrested in South Africa over the murder of a six-year-old girl who died in a house fire, police said today.

Dumo Sibanda died in 2004 following a fire at her home in, Crawley, West Sussex.

Police said the man appeared before court in Johannesburg where a request for extradition was made. The hearing was adjourned until April 12.