A man who was charged after a woman was allegedly assaulted and three dogs found dead in a house fire has been identified.
Che Kennedy, 28, was arrested following the alleged incident at Lavington in Albury, southern NSW, at 11.45pm on Friday.
He was charged with six offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, breach AVO (two counts), intimidation, destroy property by fire and possess prohibited drug.
Officers had been patrolling Kaitlers Road when they saw smoke billowing from a home that backs onto the street.
The house was found to be on fire and Fire and Rescue NSW crews were called to the scene to extinguish the blaze
Police were told a 34-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by a man known to her at the home before it caught fire.
No injuries were reported due to the fire, however, the bodies of three dogs were found inside after the blaze was extinguished.
Police charged Che Kennedy (above) with six offences including serious assault inside the house where they found the cadavers of three dogs
NSW Police were patrolling Kaitlers Road at Lavington in the northern suburbs of the border town of Albury last Friday night when they saw smoke billowing from this home and found three dead dogs inside
A crime scene was established at the home and officers launched an investigation into the incident.
Police arrested Kennedy at a Springdale Heights address at 4.30pm on Saturday and took him to Albury Police Station and charged him.
He was denied bail to appear via video link in Parramatta Local Court on Sunday.
The 34-year-old woman is said to have lived for several years at the house, which is now uninhabitable.
