A 33-year-old Forest man has been charged with three counts of attempted murder, arson and family violence offences after an isolated incident at a private residence in Forest on Wednesday morning.
Police were called to the property following a notification from an electronic monitoring device.
Tasmania Fire Service was called to the scene when a fire started inside the home just after noon.
The fire was contained and the man – who was the sole occupant of the property – was taken into custody.
He was treated at the scene by paramedics for non-life-threatening injuries and taken to the North-West Regional Hospital in Burnie for assessment.
The man was yesterday charged with arson and three counts of attempted murder in relation to the fire, and actions he allegedly took against attending police officers.
He has also been charged with five counts of breaching an interim family violence order.
Police say no officers were injured in the incident.
The man has been remanded to appear in the Devonport Magistrate’s Court on Friday at 2.15 pm
