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Man arrested in Crawley murder case

TRAGIC DEATH: Dumo Sibanda, 6, died in a house fire in 2004.

TRAGIC DEATH: Dumo Sibanda, 6, died in a house fire in 2004.

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a six-year-old Crawley girl.

A 40-year-old man has been arrested five years after Dumo Sibanda was tragically killed in a house fire at her home in Pound Hill.

The six-year-old girl died from smoke inhalation after the fire, which happened in October 2004. It is believed the house was set alight deliberately.

40-year-old George Sithole has been arrested by detectives in South Africa on suspicion of the murder.

Police have said Sithole was arrested on Tuesday and will remain in custody in Johannesburg until a court appearance on April 12.

- See next week's Crawley News for the full report.

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