An man has been arrested in connection to a June house fire in Pickering, Ont. that left one woman dead.
The 34-year-old man, Elston Coutinho, was arrested on Friday and has been charged with second-degree murder.
Durham Regional Police Service had issued a Canada-wide warrant last month after responding to a house fire at Primrose Court and Fairport Road in Pickering on June 14.
Police said a 69-year-old woman was found dead inside the residence. Her death was later deemed a homicide.
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Law enforcement confirmed Coutinho was the son-in-law of the woman.
In June, a 34-year-old woman — the daughter of the victim — was also arrested and charged with accessory after the fact to murder.
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According to police, a bail hearing has already taken place.
-with files from Global News’ Moosa Imran
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