The man accused of starting the deadly Loafers Lodge fire has been remanded in custody until August 18.<\/p>\n
At the High Court in Wellington this morning, the court heard the 48-year-old’s name suppression would continue until then.<\/p>\n
Any further application of name suppression would need to be made by his lawyer before that August date.<\/p>\n
The judge also proposed a trial date for August next year.<\/p>\n
Five people were killed in the Loafers Lodge fire in May, many of them vulnerable people.<\/p>\n
The defendant, who was not present in court today, is facing five counts of murder.<\/p>\n
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