A father of three should be convicted of first-degree murder for starting the house fire that maimed his wife and killed his mother-in-law, a prosecutor said at the close of a Brampton trial.
Meanwhile, the defence argued Helder Vertentes-Arruda was experiencing a drug-induced psychosis that clouded his ability to know that his actions could kill — meaning he cannot be found guilty of murder.
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