A Melbourne mansion was burned down two years ago, and the owner of the mansion had previously forcibly demolished a luxury home on Melbourne's most expensive street.
In December 2022, the 118-year-old Shenley Croft home in Canterbury's Golden Mile was destroyed in a late-night fire and is still under close investigation.
The property is owned by Wang Luya, a Chinese businessman who sparked controversy over the demolition of the Idylwilde mansion in Toorak.
Video shows the fire at the Shenley Croft property breaking out at 2 a.m. with a ferocious fire.
Police are appealing to the public for any clues about a suspicious white pickup truck found in the neighborhood at the time.
Although the investigation is not yet over, this bizarre murder and a series of crazy acts by Wang Luya a few years ago are deeply worrying.
In 2013, Wang Luya set off a frenzy of buying houses, spending tens of millions of yuan to buy a number of top properties, including the famous toorak mansion Idylwilde.
In 2015, he and his then-wife razed the 19th-century home to the ground, sparking a backlash from the community.
Many of the old sites acquired by Wang Luya have been the focus of calls for repairs by local residents and the city government.
In 2017, the City of Melbourne ordered him to clean up the former Cancer Council building on Rathdowne Street, but he ignored it.
Members of Chernside Park Golf Club have also accused Mr. Wang and his wife of neglecting maintenance and defaulting on their bills after taking over in 2014.
Now, the divorced Wang Luya has become a loner, and the fate of his assets will also fall into the fog.
And whether the mystery behind this bizarre fire case can be solved, we will also wait and see.