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A devastating fire in Clontarf has claimed one of three homes, belonging to the parents of Angus Beaumont, a teenager tragically murdered six years ago. Shockingly, the suspected arsonist and attempted murderer is a relative of the family.
The Beaumont family’s world was shattered in 2017 when 15-year-old Angus was fatally stabbed by teenagers in a Redcliffe carpark.
Yesterday, their home was engulfed in flames, a result of what is believed to be a domestic violence-related arson attack.
Mandy Beaumont, a family member, expressed her anguish online, stating that it “looks like they’ve lost everything.” She added, “This on top of everything else is just too much to bear.”
Family member Mandy Beaumont said online it “looks like they’ve lost everything” adding “this on top of this is just too much”.
She said on a fundraising page it was an “arson attack while they were in the house”.
The blaze spread to two neighbouring homes with all three destroyed.
The alleged offender was taken into custody after being tracked down by the police dog squad.
Corey Wardle, Angus’ half brother who runs a local yard maintenance business, is accused of dousing the family home with jerry cans of accelerant and setting it alight.
Those inside are understood to have made several Triple Zero calls for help, over four hours in the lead-up.
The family was forced to leave almost everything behind, in a race against time to flee the home, as the inferno took hold.
9News understands they managed to save one irreplaceable item, the urn containing Angus’s ashes.
Wardle will face Redcliffe Magistrates Court on a domestic violence arson charge and three counts of three counts of domestic violence attempted murder tomorrow.