Man charged with murder following fatal Geham house fire

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Emergency services were called to a home in Geham, Toowoomba, where they found a house engulfed in flames. Police have confirmed a body was discovered once the fire was extinguished and it was safe to enter the home. A 45-year-old has since been charged with murder, domestic violence offences and one count of arson.

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00:00Firefighters were called to a rural property on Strack Road in GM in the very early hours

00:08of yesterday morning. When they arrived they found a house fully engulfed in flames and

00:13it took crews a number of hours to be able to put it out. Now two children were located

00:17safe on the property but unfortunately once that home was deemed safe to enter investigators

00:23located a body inside. Now that person is yet to be formally identified however the process

00:30is well underway according to police. Now a crime scene was quickly established and a local

00:36task force from the Toowoomba CIB was put onto the case and yesterday afternoon they arrested

00:43a 45 year old man in Redcliffe north of Brisbane which is about a two and a half hour drive

00:49from GM. Now that man has been charged with murder, domestic violence offence which is

00:55a separate category and arson and anyone with information is urged to contact Crimestoppers.

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