Police have interviewed a 15-year-old Tikipunga male believed to be linked to the burglary and arson that destroyed the home of 92-year-old widow Pearl Sanger.
Whangarei police Sergeant Dan Cleaver confirmed officers spoke with a teenager late yesterday after a house on Boundary Rd was broken into and then torched about 5.30am on July 15.
He has been referred to the Police Youth Aid section.
Pearl was due home the same day her house was set alight following a week in hospital recovering from a chest infection. She was heartbroken she could not return to her home where she has lived for 30 years and had a collection of lifetime mementos.
Pearl remains in Radius Rimu Park, in Kamo, which offered two weeks of free care after learning of her plight.