Police investigating the death of a Deptford boy have identified a man they released photos of in a public appeal.
Joel Urhie, who lived in Adolphus Street, died in the early hours of August 7 after his house was deliberately set on fire.
His mum and sister escaped the blaze by jumping from the first-floor windows. No was has been charged in relation to the tragedy.
Police launched a fresh appeal for information on Friday, releasing images taken at a Blackheath petrol station of a man filling a can of petrol around 70 minutes before the arson attack at 3.30am.
The man has been identified and spoken to by police officers. He was not arrested.
Police are still investigating the method used to kill Joel, but they believe it involved shoving a burning item through the letterbox.
Anyone with information can contact the dedicated incident room on 020 8345 3715 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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