Tormu Prall, 49, faced murder, attempted murder and arson charges for setting the fire that engulfed the home on the 200 block of Wayne Avenue, where he and his brother John Prall lived.
Tormu Prall
TRENTON — Tormu Prall, who was charged with setting a fire that killed his brother and badly injured his brother's girlfriend in September 2007, was found guilty of all charges by a jury this afternoon.
Prall, 49, faced murder, attempted murder and arson charges for setting the fire that engulfed the home on the 200 block of Wayne Avenue, where he and his brother John Prall lived.
Prosecutors said Tormu Prall sprayed a flammable liquid around the windows and door of his brother's bedroom while he was sleeping inside and set it alight before fleeing. Prall remained a fugitive for nearly a year until he was taken into custody in Connecticut in 2008.
The brothers had had a series of heated arguments over household expenses witnessed by several friends in the weeks leading up to the fire, prosecutors said. Prall was told by his brother that he could not live in the house if he did not contribute to the bills, prosecutors said.
During the trial the woman who was injured, Kimberly Meadows, described waking up with her legs on fire and finding John Prall, who was sleeping next to her, on fire from the waist up. He died four days later at Temple University Hospital's burn center in Philadelphia, and she was hospitalized for more than two months.
Previous coverage:
• Jury to decide if Trenton man accused of brother's murder is guilty or innocent
• Witness in Trenton murder trial describes waking up to inferno
• Trenton man allegedly threatened to kill his brother days before fatal fire