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  • Australian wildfire suspect named

    02/16/2009 5:02:28 AM PST · by bergmeid · 14 replies · 1,202+ views
    AP ^ | updated Feb 15, 2009 | AP
    MELBOURNE, Australia - A court lifted the ban Monday on identifying the only arson suspect so far in Australia's recent deadly wildfires, and authorities urged people not to target him in their rage over the disaster's more than 180 deaths.
  • Victoria fires: Brendan Sokaluk, Gippsland arson accused, fails to appear in court

    02/15/2009 4:45:16 PM PST · by naturalman1975 · 22 replies · 2,487+ views
    news.com.au ^ | 16th February 2009
    THE man accused of starting one of the deadly Victoria fires, which killed at least 21 people in Gippsland on Black Saturday, has failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing in Melbourne. The hearing was held without 39-year-old Brendan Sokaluk. He was remanded in custody until a committal hearing, which will be held on May 25. The man, who faces charges including arson causing death and possession of child pornography, can now be named after a court order banning publication of his name was lifted. However the order remains barring publication of his address or a photo of him....