By The Canadian Press

Edmonton man convicted of arson out after 51 days in jail

Jan 18, 2019 | 10:15 AM

EDMONTON – A man who admitted to setting a fire in Edmonton that killed a baby and seriously injured a woman will not serve further jail time.

Brandon Woycenko was sentenced Thursday to 76 days in jail, but the judge ruled that he had served 51 days at time and a half and is now free.

Woycenko pleaded guilty to arson and two counts of mischief to property for starting the August 2017 blaze that injured Angie Tang and killed her five-month-old son, Hunter Brown.

The charges initially included a count of second-degree murder, which was withdrawn when the Crown determined the evidence would likely not result in a conviction.

Woycenko, who was 19 at the time of his arrest, still faces two years of probation along with a number of conditions that include a curfew.

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The police investigation also led to the arrest of a woman in her late teens, but all charges against her were later dropped.