Gregorio Carmona, 35, will appear in bond court later Sunday charged with first-degree murder and aggravated arson in connection with the fatal blaze in the 4800 block of North Kenneth Avenue, according to a release from police News Affairs.

 

Carmona allegedly used an accelerant to set the fire in the couple’s home about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, police said.

 

Claudia Martinez, also 35, was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood following the blaze, where she died at 5:58 a.m. Thursday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

 

A Friday autopsy found that Martinez died of thermal injuries from an apartment fire and ruled her death a homicide, according to the medical examiner’s office.

 

Area North detectives and the police Bomb and Arson Unit are investigating.

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