The men, who are 18 and 21 years old, lived in an HVB home in the area and this is where the fire is suspected to have started the night of 16 March. They are both charged with aggravated arson.
According to the indictment, the fire was started in or near a sofa inside the HBV home. It then spread to four adjacent buildings and affected a nursing home, a preschool, an LSS home and office premises belonging to Region Skåne and Ängelholm municipality.
In addition, there was a danger of fire or smoke spreading to additional buildings. The total value of the buildings is around SEK 100 million, the prosecutor writes in the lawsuit.
One of the witnesses who will appear in the trial has heard one of the accused say that he was the one who started the fire. Another witness has been called to tell about one of the accused’s anger towards the staff at the HVB accommodation.