A fire at a flat in east London is being treated as a transphobic hate crime, the Met Police has said.
A fire at a flat in Whitechapel, east London, is being treated as a transphobic hate crime by the Met PoliceNo arrests have been made but detectives say they are pursuing "active lines of inquiry"
The fire happened just before 06:30 BST on 14 April at a residential flat on Whitechapel's High Street. No injuries were reported.Detectives are treating the fire as suspicious and are working with fire investigators to work out the cause of the blaze.The force said although no arrests had been made, there were "active lines of inquiry" that it was pursuing.
Acting Ch Insp Dave Hodges said: "We do not tolerate transphobia and are working closely with the London Fire Brigade in Tower Hamlets to extend support to the three victims of what was clearly a very frightening ordeal." Jack Gilbert, local resident and member of the Met's LGBTQI+ Independent Advisory Group, said he was pleased it was being investigated as a hate crime.Mr Gilbert added the force had enacted the "Gold Group process" whereby all aspects of the case, from the first response to the investigation to victim care, will be reviewed by LGBTQI+ independent community advisors and other public sector authorities.
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