Originally posted by Cataholic
What is kind of suprising to me is that the dad would walk away from the relationship because of this. I know arson (and, was it arson rather than some reckless or negligent conduct?) is serious, but, so is the relationship with your child.
That's what struck me about the article too. I don't think their relationship was a normal one before the fire, somehow, and I think both parent and child is to blame. But we won't ever know for sure.