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A man accused of setting fire to a house with a mother and two young children inside, severely burning a seven-year-old girl, was denied bail Thursday.

Kenneth Kormendy, 43, is charged with three counts of attempted murder, as well as five arson-related charges, for a late-night fire on Balfour Boulevard Oct. 24.

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Isabel Rueda, 7, was severely burned in the blaze and remains in hospital.

Her mother, Sherri Rueda, 36, suffered burns to both hands. Another child, Sherri Rueda’s 11-month-old baby Felicia, was also home at the time, but was uninjured.

Neighbours said Kormendy and Rueda had been romantically involved and he had been living at her home for about a month.

Kormendy was arrested outside Rueda’s burning home the night of the fire.

He has remained in police custody. He appeared before justice of the peace Salma Jaffar earlier this month seeking release.

Jaffar ruled Friday that Kormendy should remain in jail pending trial.

The court hearings to date have been subject to a publication ban covering bail proceedings. That ban extends to the judge’s reasons for her decision.

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