The Crown appealed an order quashing the accused's committal for trial.
The preliminary inquiry judge had misapprehended the evidence regarding the cause of death.
The reviewing judge found that the pathologist's evidence supported a non-culpable explanation for the death and that other causes were mere speculation.
Furthermore, there was no evidence that the fire was deliberately set, nor any evidence of motive, animus, or an altercation.
The Court of Appeal agreed with the reviewing judge that the circumstantial evidence amounted to no more than speculation and suspicion, and dismissed the appeal.
