Queensland man guilty of murdering partner after starting fire under her home

Court heard James Morton Mason joked about roasting marshmallows after blaze at Alexis Parkes' home

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A Queensland man has been found guilty of murdering his partner, Alexis Parkes, in a house fire.

James Morton Mason told police that, after an argument, he set a car alight underneath Parkes' house in Brisbane's north in February 2020, a trial heard.

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