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Man admits Perth arson murder
AAP
A man has admitted killing the occupant of a Perth apartment by setting it on fire.
Peter Anthony Jarman, 49, was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries after the blaze in June last year but did not survive.
Lane Tynan Mitchell, 25, pleaded guilty to murder and criminal damage by fire in the Supreme Court of Western Australia on Thursday, and was remanded in custody before facing court again on July 19.
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