Hostel inferno: Police witness tells of 'confession'

A fruit picker accused of starting the hostel fire that killed 15 young backpackers confessed to the crime, claims an Australian police officer.

A fruit picker accused of starting the hostel fire that killed 15 young backpackers confessed to the crime, claims an Australian police officer.

Members of a police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) scrawled the confession on the back of a $10 note, one of the officers told Brisbane Magistrates Court.

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