Arson accused has preliminary hearing waived

By Peggy Revell on June 13, 2018.

Medicine Hat News

The preliminary hearing for a man accused of starting a house fire that sent one woman to hospital was waived Tuesday, with his next arraignment set for July 13 in the Court of Queen’s Bench.

Chad Stadnicki, 42, remains in custody following his brief appearance at the Medicine Hat Provincial Court. He faces charges of arson and assault causing bodily harm following a fire at a house on the 1100 block of Bridge Street in the Flats last October.

The residence sustained extensive damage, which the fire department estimated at $100,000, while a 32-year-old victim sustained burns to half her body.

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