A man has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted murder in Greenock. 

An accelerant-filled item was lodged at a house on Cumbernauld Road on September 19 in an incident that is being treated as wilful fire-raising. 

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Cops made the arrest on Friday, November 6. 

The 24-year-old is due to appear at Greenock Sheriff Court on Monday, November 9.