Three dogs killed in Albury house fire as NSW man is charged with arson and assault
A man has been charged after allegedly assaulting a woman before setting a house on fire and killing three dogs.
Police were patrolling Kaitlers Road in Lavington, a suburb of Albury on the NSW border, about 11.45pm on Friday when they noticed smoke coming from a home.
The officers rushed to the scene where they discovered a home engulfed in flames and immediately called firefighters.
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Police will allege Che Kennedy, 28, assaulted a 34-year-old woman known to him before setting the house on fire.
He was arrested by police at a property on Goolagar Crescent, in Springdale Heights, about 4.30pm on Sunday..
He has been charged with nine offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of breaching an AVO, intimidation, arson, drug possession, and three counts of animal cruelty.
He was refused bail to appear before Wagga Wagga Local Court on Sunday.
Originally published on 7NEWS
