A Sydney shop owner charged with 25 offences including three counts of murder over the deaths of a young man, a mother and her baby is due to appear in court.
Adeel Khan is accused of murdering Bianka O’Brien, 31, her one year old boy Jude and their neighbour Chris Noble, 27, by deliberately lighting a fire which caused a massive explosion at his Rozelle convenience store last September.
After Khan was rescued from the rubble of his shop, he allegedly told police he was the victim of an armed robbery.
The 44 year old claimed three people had stolen thousands of dollars from him, bound his hands and covered his eyes before pouring petrol on the shop floor.
But police said documents found at Khan’s Greenacre home showed he was in significant debt at the time of the explosion and last year increased the value of his store’s insurance from $175,000 to $225,000.
Khan’s matter is listed for a bail hearing at the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday.
AAP
