Police investigating death of senior as homicide
Posted May 29, 2020 11:49 am.
Last Updated May 29, 2020 11:50 am.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – A resident at a seniors’ facility injured in a fire last month has died, and police are now treating the death as a homicide.
On April 27, firefighters were called to Wentworth Manor on 14 Ave SW for an unsuspicious fire.
After the blaze was contained, a man in his 80s was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition. He succumbed to his injuries this week.
Police had charged a resident of the facility with arson, and additional charges are pending from the homicide investigation.
The suspect suffers from a mental health condition, and his identity is not being released.
