Stabbing suspect charged with arson after fire at historic Oshawa house

April 22, 2019, 10:00 am

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A 44-year-old Oshawa man is facing charges related to a stabbing and arson after a fire at a historic Oshawa house early Monday morning, April 22. Police say the man barricaded himself into the house at 195 Simcoe St. N. after a man was stabbed. When the building caught fire, firefighters had to wait until the suspect was apprehended before they could search the house for other people and fight the fire. The home, which suffered several hundred thousand dollars in damage, is associated with industrialist Robert McLaughlin and was built around 1887.

An Oshawa stabbing suspect who barricaded himself inside a historic Oshawa house associated with the McLaughlin family has been charged with arson after a fire heavily damaged the home early Monday morning.

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