A man has been charged with murder and arson a week after emergency services were called to a house fire in Canberra, where a body was discovered.
ACT Police and ACT Fire and Rescue were called to a house fire in Giltinan Place, Holt, about 2.50am on May 22.
When the fire was extinguished, the body of a 36-year-old man was found inside the home.
The body of a 36-year-old man was found in a Canberra house fire last week. Image: ABC News
Police launched an investigation into the suspicious fire. Image: ABC News
Police launched an investigation into the suspicious fire and arrested a 38-year-old man from Canberra at a home on Northbourne Avenue about 7.30am on Thursday.
Police allege he purchased accelerant that was used to help set the house on fire.
Additionally, it will be alleged in court that the two men knew each other and that the house was burned down due to a dispute between the couple.
Police will also allege that the man should have known that someone would have been in the house at the time of the fire and therefore the murder charge is appropriate.