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Hamilton man to be charged with murder after woman found dead in fire
HAMILTON – A Hamilton, Ont., man will be charged with first-degree murder after emergency crews found a woman dead at the scene of an apartment fire.
Hamilton police say firefighters were called to the blaze Sunday afternoon in an apartment building in downtown Hamilton.
They say 65-year-old Marylin Mitton was found inside without vital signs.
Police say she was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
That evening, Hamilton police say they arrested a 66-year-old Wayne Bell, who lives in the same building.
Police say a post-mortem examination to determine Mitton’s cause of death is ongoing.
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