A MEENIYAN man has been convicted of arson that caused damage valued at $1.4 million to his mother’s baby shop in Hallam.
Mark Adrian Wear, 41, was convicted at the Melbourne County Court on 2 July. The conviction is over a fire at Snuggle Bug Baby Shop in Hallam on 5 August 2007 that destroyed most of the shop.
Casey Criminal Investigation Unit Senior Detective Kevin Cooper said it was a win for the police as it had been a “big job”. “The process took almost three years, and the investigation (into Wear) was two years,” he said.
Wear has been remanded in custody for sentencing on 25 August.
Arson conviction
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