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Accused named in Bucklands Beach fire murders

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The man accused of murdering a father and son in a deliberately lit Auckland house fire can now be named as 38-year-old Jaeyoung Jang of Sunnyhills, Auckland.

Jang, who first appeared in the Manukau District Court on 24 October, lost his name suppression late Monday night following a High Court order.

Emergency services found 36-year-old Jung Sup Lee and his 11-year-old son Ha-il dead inside their Bucklands Beach home on 2 October, after a blaze police say was started with an accelerant.



Jang has pleaded not guilty to both murders.

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