An elderly man is receiving support after an incident in Devizes this weekend.

Police officers were called to an address in Waiblingen Way at 5.15pm yesterday (March 5) following reports of an elderly man making threats with a knife and setting light to paper in his home.

Neighbours had spotted smoke from beneath the man's door and raised the alarm with the emergency services.

Firefighters and paramedics also attended the scene and provided support.

A Wiltshire Police spokesman said: “A man, in his 80s, was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life and is currently in police custody where he will receive appropriate support.”