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After destroying so much.. One question. If convicted how is it even possible this person can get out of jail? ... Although if he does he's probably a dead man.
MELBOURNE, Australia – Authorities charged a man Friday with lighting one of Australia's deadly wildfires and whisked him into protective custody amid national fury that arsonists may be to blame in the blazes that left more than 180 people dead.
Police said the man was charged with one count of arson causing death and lighting a wildfire near the town of Churchill, one of hundreds that raged through southeastern Victoria state last weekend, police said. He also was charged with possessing child pornography.
More than 180 people died and more than 1,800 homes were destroyed in the blazes. The official toll for the Churchill fire is 21 dead.
The suspect's identity was being kept secret for his own safety, Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Dannye Moloney told a news conference. He was brought from Morwell, near the fire zone, to the state capital of Melbourne, Moloney said.
Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported that the man was charged in court in Morwell on the three charges, but that he did not appear. He was ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation, the broadcaster said.
The suspect faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison for the deadly arson charge, and a maximum of 15 years on the second arson charge.
After destroying so much.. One question. If convicted how is it even possible this person can get out of jail? ... Although if he does he's probably a dead man.
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