Man set fire to Waikato motel on Christmas Day, causing $117k damage
Curtis Milne started a fire at a motel in the Ōtorohanga and Waitomo area on Christmas Day, causing $117,000 in damage after repeatedly contacting his partner.
Curtis Milne set fire to a motel in the Ōtorohanga and Waitomo region on Christmas Day. The blaze caused an estimated $117,000 in damage. In the lead-up to the fire, Milne had called and texted his partner more than 100 times.
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Curtis Milne set fire to Ōtorohanga and Waitomo Motel on Christmas Day, causing $117k damage
Curtis Milne called and texted his partner more than 100 times in the lead-up to the fire.