A 17-year-old male faces court after allegedly starting a fire in the far north of New South Wales that killed a 64-year-old man.
A teenage male has faced court accused of murder after allegedly starting a fire in the far north of New South Wales that killed a 64-year-old man.Police established Strike Force Kumulla to investigate a 64-year-old man's death last monthThe 17-year-old will return to court in late October
Police laid the charges at the weekend in relation to the discovery of the man's body inside the remains of a burnt home on a rural property on Smiths Creek Road, west of Kyogle, on August 16. The teenager appeared via video link from a South Grafton detention centre in Ballina Children's Court on Monday.Magistrate Paul McMahon granted forensic applications for the boy to undergo mouth swabs to allow DNA to be collected from the inside of his cheek in order to assist the investigation.
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