A 29-year-old man has been charged with murder after a body was found inside a fire-damaged house at Toowoomba on Queensland's Darling Downs.
Emergency crews were called to a blaze in Rivett Street about 8:00pm on Sunday.
The body of a 63-year-old man was later discovered inside, along with the body of a dog.
Police said the alleged offender was detained a short time later at a nearby residence.
During the arrest, the man allegedly headbutted a police officer.
The 29-year-old man, from Toowoomba, has been charged with one count of murder, misconduct with a corpse, arson, enter dwelling with intent, serious assault police, and serious animal cruelty.
The man appeared in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Tuesday and was remanded to appear again on February 18.
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