Man wanted in 2022 Chatham-Kent fire arrested in B.C., charged with murder

CBC

28 May 2024 at 4:39 pm·1-min read

A Chatham-Kent police cruiser is shown in a file photo. (Chatham-Kent Police Service - image credit)

Chatham-Kent police say murder and arson charges have been laid following a fatal fire two years ago.

The fire took place at a home on Edgar Street in Chatham, Ont., on June 25, 2022. Emergency responders located the body of 22-year-old Bayli Sellars.

A Canada-wide warrant was issued for the arrest of a 48-year-old man earlier this month after an investigation involving multiple agencies including Chatham-Kent police and the RCMP.

Investigators from both forces arrested the man in Fanny Bay, B.C. on May 24.

"The accused made an initial court appearance while in British Columbia and has since been transported to Chatham-Kent," police said in a media release Tuesday.

He has been charged with first-degree murder, five counts of arson — disregard for human life, indignity to a body and arson — fraudulent purpose.

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