Robert Peter Matthewson has pleaded not guilty to lighting three Fingal fires in 2019

Nick Clark
Updated August 3 2021 - 3:34pm, first published 3:30pm
Accused arsonist had strained relationship with landowner
Accused arsonist had strained relationship with landowner

A 36-year-old man accused of setting fire to bushland had a strained relationship with the owner of the land where the fires started, a Supreme Court jury in Launceston heard.

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Nick Clark

Nick Clark

Journalist

I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers.

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