Wellington police lay five murder charges in relation to Loafers Lodge fatal fire

New Zealand police file five murder charges against man accused of setting hostel on fire

New Zealand police Thursday said they were filing five murder charges against a man suspected of setting fire at an emergency housing hotel in the capital city of Wellington last month. The man is accused of setting fire to a couch and the hostel itself, which housed more than 100 people at that time. Police said five people lost their lives in the accident, which authorities were treating as an act of arson.

New Zealand police file 5 murder charges against man accused of starting deadly hostel fire

New Zealand police on Thursday filed five murder charges against the man they say lit a deadly fire at a Wellington hostel two weeks ago.

Suspect in deadly New Zealand hostel fire faces five murder charges

Sydney, Australia, June 1 (EFE).- New Zealand police Thursday filed five murder charges against a man who allegedly set a Wellington city hostel on fire last month. The 48-year-old suspect, who is in custody on two counts of arson, now faces additional five murder charges, Wellington police said in a statement. If found guilty, the man will face 14 years in jail for arson and life imprisonment for the murders. The man, whose identity remained un…

New Zealand police file 5 murder charges against man accused of starting deadly hostel fire

New Zealand police on Thursday filed five murder charges against the man they say lit a deadly fire at a Wellington hostel two weeks ago.

Man accused of starting New Zealand hostel fire faces five murder charges

Suspect, 48, was earlier charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to a couch and the hostel in WellingtonNew Zealand police have filed five murder charges against the man they say lit a deadly fire at a Wellington hostel two weeks ago.Police had earlier filed arson charges against the 48-year-old, accusing him of setting fire to a couch and to the hostel itself. He has remained in jail since his arrest two days after the fire. Continue read…

New Zealand police charge man with five murders after hostel fire

A man accused of arson over a deadly hostel fire in New Zealand has had his charges upgraded to include five counts of murder.