Section of Criminal Code targets arsonists who endanger others, not themselves, rules court

By Amanda Jerome ( November 12, 2018, 9:31 AM EST) -- In the case of a man convicted of setting fire to his own home, the Ontario Court of Appeal grappled with whether an arsonist is an “occupier” in their own dwelling under the Criminal Code. The court quashed the conviction noting that it is not a crime to intentionally cause damage by fire to one’s own property, other than for fraudulent intent, “unless that fire causes bodily harm to another.”...
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