A retired teacher and prominent member of the city's Sikh community was the victim of the fatal house fire for which a local man faces a charge of arson.
Jagdev Singh Jawanda, 85, will be "very much missed by the community," said Nick Chahal, a member of the executive at the Gurogobind Singh Temple on Kelly Street.
Jawanda died in hospital Sunday evening from injuries suffered in a blaze early Saturday morning at his home in the 2700 block of Merritt Road in the Peden Hill neighbourhood.
Frank William Marion, 49, a tenant in the home, had been charged with arson causing bodily harm prior to Jawanda's death. Police are now recommending further charges as a result of Jawanda's death.
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