28-year-old charged with murder after deadly Bronx fire

SOUNDVIEW, The Bronx (WABC) -- A 28-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder after a man was found dead in an apartment fire in the Bronx.

Firefighters pulled the victim out of his burning apartment Saturday on Manor Avenue.
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Curtis Austin, 71, was found with three stab wounds to the neck.



The fire appears to have started on a mattress.

Police said Monday that Xavier Almonte was charged with murder, manslaughter and arson.
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Authorities are investigating if the fire may have been used to cover up the murder.

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