Trent Butt pleads not guilty to murder, arson

A Carbonear man charged with killing his young daughter and then setting his home on fire has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and arson.

Trent Butt, 38, entered the pleas in the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Wednesday morning.

Butt is accused of killing his five-year-old daughter Quinn during the early morning hours of April 24, 2016 and then setting his Hayden Heights home on fire.

His trial set for March 26, 2018 is expected to take six to eight weeks, with 25-40 witnesses called.

Quinn Butt's mother, Andrea Gosse, was in court Wednesday, surrounded by family and supporters.