Mother welcomes murder charge two decades after Arthur Haines, 13, died in house fire

Gregory Walker charged with alleged murder and arson after Haines died from burns from Sydney house fire in 1998

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The mother of 13-year-old Arthur Haines, who police alleged was murdered in 1998, said she is ecstatic police have arrested a suspect more than two decades after his death.

I couldn't believe ... finally today is the day ..." Julie Szabo said outside Surry Hills police station in Sydney on Friday.

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