Fuel not excluded in fatal house fire

A WITNESS who described herself as 8/10 drunk when a house burnt down at Red Cliffs killing a 52-year-old man has told a murder trial she did not know what a “potential suspect” meant when he said “I’m the one who finishes a problem” on the night of the blaze. Melissa Connors said she had […]

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