Oshawa man suspected in fatal arson arrested while trying to set 2nd fire, police say - BERITAJA

A 23-year-old Oshawa, Ont., man is facing arson and manslaughter charges aft he was arrested past week aft allegedly trying to commencement a residential fire, 2 months aft a fatal location occurrence successful February.

According to Durham Regional Police, the 23-year-old was recovered past Wednesday utilizing an improvised physics ignition instrumentality to commencement a residential occurrence successful the area of Townline Road North and Nash Road successful Courtice, Ont.

The location was occupied astatine the time, but constabulary said nary 1 was physically injured.

Following an investigation by Durham’s East Division Criminal Investigations Branch and Homicide Unit, it was wished the fishy was connected to a abstracted location occurrence that occurred connected Feb. 22.

In that fire, constabulary said they responded to an assistance occurrence telephone astatine a location successful the area of Nash Road and Varcoe Road, besides successful Courtice. When they arrived, officers and Clarington Emergency and Fire Services recovered the location afloat engulfed successful flames.

A 78-year-old man, Gerald Schad, was recovered dormant wrong the home. A post-mortem introspection confirmed the man died arsenic a consequence of the fire.

Police said astatine the clip of some incidents, the 23-year-old was retired connected conditions not to person immoderate incendiary devices.

The man now faces charges of manslaughter, 2 counts of arson pinch disregard for quality life, 2 counts of mischief nether $5,000, 2 counts of breaching probation and a complaint of prowl astatine night.

He has been held successful custody pending a bail hearing.

Durham Regional Police Service is asking anyone pinch cellphone, dashcam, surveillance footage aliases accusation about the incident to interaction Det. Paul Stewart of the Homicide Unit.