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Proving murder in case of wildfire arson difficult
Police charged a man with arson causing death in a Churchill wildfire that killed at least 21 people as Australia faces a rising death toll. Legal experts note linking arson to deaths is hard because fires merge and intent to kill is hard to prove, though some say felony murder can apply.
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Sydney
Churchill
Victoria
Australia
California
Spain
Australian Institute of Criminology
Damon Muller
Muller
Thomas Fee
International Association of Arson Investigators
Fee
Los Angeles
Jean Daly