Police have charged a man with murder and arson after a woman died as a result of a house fire near Rotorua last month.
Lynn Mary Delzoppo, 43, was admitted to Waikato Hospital intensive care unit with severe burns to 40 per cent of her body on May 1 after being pulled out of the blazing house at Taui St, Ngongotaha.
She died on May 29.
Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Loper said a 44-year-old man would appear in Rotorua District Court today charged with murder and arson in relation to Ms Delzoppo's death.
He escaped the fire with minor injuries and was arrested, charged with assault and remanded in custody.