A man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his 80-year-old roommate, who was pulled from a house fire in Brampton with obvious signs of trauma last weekend.
Emergency crews were called to a residence on Pennyroyal Crescent shortly after 1:30 p.m. on July 2 for a basement fire.
Crews arrived and shortly located an elderly man within the unit without vital signs suffering from significant trauma injuries. He was transported to a trauma centre in critical condition. In an update on Thursday, police said the victim had died of his injuries.Police announced that the victim’s roommate, 26-year-old Julius Adigun, was charged with second-degree murder and arson endangering life in relation to the incident.
Police said the investigation remains ongoing and are asking anyone with information to contact homicide investigators at 905-453-2121 ext. 3205 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS or peelcrimestoppers.ca.
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