Fourth person charged with manslaughter over fatal Loafers Lodge fire
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A fourth person has been charged with manslaughter over the fire at Loafers Lodge that killed five of the building's residents.
The charges follow a two-year investigation by police.
Michael Wahrlich, Melvin Parun, Peter O'Sullivan, Kenneth Barnard and Liam Hockings died in the overnight blaze.
A man is set to appear in the Wellington District Court on Monday.
Last week
three people appeared in court
charged with manslaughter.
They are two men aged 75 and 58, and a 70-year-old woman.
Meanwhile, a 50-year-old man, who has name suppression, is charged with murder and arson.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges and is due to stand trial in August.
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