Bond increased for murder, arson suspect

ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY) — The bond for the woman charged with setting a fire that killed her aunt and cousin has been increased to $10 million. Investigators say Belinda Brown started the blaze Thursday at the home she shared in Elizabethtown with 49-year-old Marcia Wright and Wright’s 12-year-old daughter Yolanda.

Autopsies show the two died of smoke inhalation. Brown is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and arson.