Second arrest over fatal fire
An 18-yr-old man and a 16-yr-old girl have been arrested after a fatal house fire in Pukekohe early this morning
20 January 2009
Police have made a second arrest over a Pukekohe house fire, in which a woman was killed.
The 18-year-old man appeared in court this afternoon charged with arson. A 16-year-old girl, who was arrested earlier today, has also appeared in court on the same charge. The pair have been remanded in custody until Friday.
A 49-year-old woman was killed in the blaze, which swept through the Pukekohe house at around 1am.
Her identity has not yet been confirmed.
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