PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) - A central Florida man accused of fatally setting fire to his estranged wife and adult son has been indicted on five charges related to the deadly blaze.
Florida Today (https://goo.gl/fzsQEE) reports that the State Attorney’s Office announced the charges Tuesday against 64-year-old Edgard Fuentes. He faces two counts of murder, two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of arson.
Palm Bay police say Fuentes went to his wife’s home Jan. 11 and poured gasoline throughout the house and started a fire that seriously burned 61-year-old Daisy Tapia and 32-year-old Erik Montes. Tapia and Montes were taken to a hospital, where they both died.
Police say Fuentes was later arrested at a nearby rest stop on Interstate 95. He was badly burned and remained hospitalized for several weeks after his arrest.
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Information from: Florida Today (Melbourne, Fla.), https://www.floridatoday.com
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