By Associated Press - Thursday, August 29, 2019

EXETER, N.H. (AP) - A man has pleaded guilty to charges of arson and murder in connection with a fire in New Hampshire last year in which the body of a woman was found.

WMUR-TV reports Thursday that Derek Webber, of Exeter, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and arson.

Fire officials found 65-year-old Carol Felides dead inside her mobile home in Exeter after responding to a fire June 19, 2018.



Prosecutors say Felides suffered multiple injuries to her head and died before the fire was set.

The 31-year-old Webber was arrested about a week after Felides’ death.

Prosecutors say he and Felides did not know each other.

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This story has been corrected to show that the victim was 65, not 64.

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