Suspect charged over deadly Australian Bushfires
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Suspect charged over deadly Australian Bushfires
Suspect charged over deadly Australian bushfire | World news | guardian.co.uk
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. R.L. Binyon
Suspect charged over deadly Australian Bushfires
oh god, here we go again, he needs medical help!:rolleyes:
of course he is in protective custody......someone would blow his balls off!
and what a shame if this did happen!:-5:-5:-5
of course he is in protective custody......someone would blow his balls off!
and what a shame if this did happen!:-5:-5:-5
Life is just to short for drama.
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Suspect charged over deadly Australian Bushfires
Car concern adds to mystery of Black Saturday accused | Herald Sun
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/accuse ... 5888104855
THE man accused of lighting the Churchill fire that killed 10 people on Black Saturday has been ordered to stand trial.
Brendan Sokaluk, 40, is charged with 190 offences, including 10 counts of arson causing death.
This afternoon magistrate Simon Garnett said there was overwhelming evidence the fire was deliberately lit using a match or lighter, and Mr Sokaluk was in the area at the time.
Mr Sokaluk's car was found burned out near where the blaze started on February 7 last year.
The preliminary hearing at Melbourne Magistrates' Court, which ran over a month, heard Mr Sokaluk claimed to be on the other side of town when the fire broke out.
His lawyer David Sexton said Mr Sokaluk was shopping at a supermarket at 1.16pm, and there was only a small window in which it could have been lit.
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* Man to face court over Black Saturday fire Adelaide Now, 5 Jul 2010
* Road to suspicion Herald Sun, 4 Jun 2010
* Accused under fire Herald Sun, 3 Jun 2010
* Man denies lighting Black Saturday fire Adelaide Now, 2 Jun 2010
* Black Saturday accused faces court Herald Sun, 2 Jun 2010
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But Mr Garnett said police had timed the trip from the store to the fire ignition point at between three and eight minutes, which was ample time to start the fire at the Hancock pine plantations just before 1.30pm.
Witnesses described seeing Mr Sokaluk standing on his roof watching the fire later that day.
A family friend told the court Mr Sokaluk, who has been assessed as having an intellectual disability, was a "halfwit" that she could barely hold a conversation with.
But other witnesses told the hearing they believed the former CFA volunteer was "putting it on" and exaggerating his intellectual disability.
When asked how he pleaded to the charges Mr Sokaluk said, "Me?", before later pleading not guilty.
Mr Garnett said there was enough evidence for a jury to decide the case and ordered Mr Sokaluk to face the Supreme Court later this month.
He remanded Mr Sokaluk in custody
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/accuse ... 5888104855
THE man accused of lighting the Churchill fire that killed 10 people on Black Saturday has been ordered to stand trial.
Brendan Sokaluk, 40, is charged with 190 offences, including 10 counts of arson causing death.
This afternoon magistrate Simon Garnett said there was overwhelming evidence the fire was deliberately lit using a match or lighter, and Mr Sokaluk was in the area at the time.
Mr Sokaluk's car was found burned out near where the blaze started on February 7 last year.
The preliminary hearing at Melbourne Magistrates' Court, which ran over a month, heard Mr Sokaluk claimed to be on the other side of town when the fire broke out.
His lawyer David Sexton said Mr Sokaluk was shopping at a supermarket at 1.16pm, and there was only a small window in which it could have been lit.
Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar.
Related Coverage
* Man to face court over Black Saturday fire Adelaide Now, 5 Jul 2010
* Road to suspicion Herald Sun, 4 Jun 2010
* Accused under fire Herald Sun, 3 Jun 2010
* Man denies lighting Black Saturday fire Adelaide Now, 2 Jun 2010
* Black Saturday accused faces court Herald Sun, 2 Jun 2010
End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar.
But Mr Garnett said police had timed the trip from the store to the fire ignition point at between three and eight minutes, which was ample time to start the fire at the Hancock pine plantations just before 1.30pm.
Witnesses described seeing Mr Sokaluk standing on his roof watching the fire later that day.
A family friend told the court Mr Sokaluk, who has been assessed as having an intellectual disability, was a "halfwit" that she could barely hold a conversation with.
But other witnesses told the hearing they believed the former CFA volunteer was "putting it on" and exaggerating his intellectual disability.
When asked how he pleaded to the charges Mr Sokaluk said, "Me?", before later pleading not guilty.
Mr Garnett said there was enough evidence for a jury to decide the case and ordered Mr Sokaluk to face the Supreme Court later this month.
He remanded Mr Sokaluk in custody