New Zealand police have filed five murder charges against the man they say lit a deadly fire at a Wellington hostel two weeks ago. Police had earlier filed arson charges against the man, accusing him of setting fire to a couch and to the hostel itself.
FILE - Fire fighters stand outside the Loafers Lodge hostel in central Wellington, New Zealand, on May 16, 2023. New Zealand police on Thursday, June 1, 2023 filed five murder charges against the man they say lit a deadly fire at a Wellington hostel two weeks ago. FILE - Fire fighters stand outside the Loafers Lodge hostel in central Wellington, New Zealand, on May 16, 2023.
Police had earlier filed arson charges against the 48-year-old man, accusing him of setting fire to a couch and to the hostel itself. He has remained in jail since his arrest two days after the fire. Some people fled in their pajamas, while others were rescued by firefighters from the roof or jumped from windows.Emergency officials said the building had no fire sprinklers, which are not required in many older buildings. New Zealand lawmakers say they are reviewing building regulations to see if they need changing.
A judge has granted the defendant temporary name suppression, a routine practice in the New Zealand legal system. He has yet to enter a plea on the arson charges, which carry a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison. If found guilty on the murder charges, the man would face life imprisonment.
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