Overview
- Shugam Kharel, 27, was arrested after attending Granville police station and charged with manslaughter over the April 13, 2021 house fire in Carramar.
- A Sydney bail court granted him release on Wednesday, and the case is scheduled to return to court next month.
- Court documents state police allege he left the home for hours during his rostered night shift and later misled investigators about supervising.
- Investigators concluded the fire began beside 38-year-old Mohammed Khryzat’s bed, with vision showing him holding a lighter before smoke billowed, according to the police statement of facts.
- Two residents were pulled from the single-level villa; Khryzat could not be revived despite CPR and another resident was treated for smoke inhalation.