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Binghamton Murder/ Arson Trial Underway
The trial is underway for a Binghamton man accused of setting fire to a West Side Binghamton home after an attack that left a neighbor dead.
TOWNSQUARE MEDIA BINGHAMTON
45-year-old Wilfredo Pica-Torres is charged with murder in the death of 61-year-old Victor Banyan in February as well as three counts of arson and attempted murder
Pica-Torres is also accused of beating a 27-year-old woman before setting the Walnut Street apartment house on fire.
He fled to a nearby house on Thorpe Street where he barricaded himself inside before also allegedly setting that building ablaze. He was arrested as he emerged from that burning building.
Pica-Torres was arraigned on murder and arson charges in April following a brief delay in order to find a Spanish-language interpreter.
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