Suspect in fatal Old Montreal fire identified in court documents, but no charges laid

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A convicted killer suspected of starting the fire that killed seven people in Old Montreal in March of 2023 has admitted he was at the scene of the arson but claims someone else set the blaze.

Documents from Correctional Service Canada that cite Montreal police testimony say that Denis Bégin was filmed by a surveillance camera in the area around the building that caught fire — before and after the blaze.

Last October, Radio-Canada reported that Bégin was considered a suspect in the fire. However, police have never publicly identified Bégin as a suspect and no charges have been laid in the case.

“The Montreal police

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