Australian man arrested over deadly bushfires

[nofreeman]

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police were questioning a man on Friday over one of the country's deadly bushfires, which killed 181 people, and local media said he was expected to be charged with arson causing death.

"Police are currently speaking to someone over the Churchill fire," a police spokesman said. At least 21 people died in the Churchill fire.

Fairfax newspapers said the man was expected to be charged with arson causing death and would appear in court later on Friday, but no charges had yet been laid.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has described Australia's deadliest bushfires which swept through the southern state of Victoria on Saturday as "mass murder."

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[TheCake Is A Lie]

It's good that they caught him.
I actually live in Victoria, nowhere near the fires though.

 

[nurizeko]

Good news, hopefully though they haven't simply arrested as easy and innocent target, because we all know the urge for revenge can basically out-run the notion of justice sometimes.

 

[Tyguy]

dumb asshole never curbed his obsession with fire as a child apparently.

 

[Bad^Hat]

Good. I hope he gets a long sentence (don't see how he wouldn't), but in a way I almost feel sorry for him. He probably can't have imagine it'd get this out of hand. That said, one or one hundred dead it's still an immensely idiotic thing to do.