Man Charged With Murder After Centreville Fire

RCMP have charged a man with second degree murder after a body was found inside a home following a housefire in Centreville in the province’s King’s County.

The Mounties say they got called to the blaze at around 3:00 on Saturday morning.

They say six people were able to escape the home safely and no one was injured.

The body of a 22-year-old woman was found inside the home and
RCMP say the woman’s death is the result of intimate partner violence.

Justin Joseph Benjamin is also charged with arson with disregard to human life.

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