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Police make arrest after man found dead in apartment fire in Hagersville, Ont.

HAGERSVILLE, Ont. — One man has been arrested in Hagersville, Ont., after a body was found in an apartment fire.

Provincial police say a 36-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder and arson.

Joseph Tobicoe of Hagersville was held for a bail hearing today in Cayuga, Ont.

Fire crews responded last Wednesday to reports of smoke coming from a unit on Main Street North in Hagersville.

Inside, responders found the body of 30-year-old Tyler King of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

 

 

 

The Canadian Press


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