Connor Lishman (37) arrested while standing in a crowd observing the blaze in June
Arson attack on Derry home killed three dogs and caused £70,000 worth of damage, court hearsThe court heard that a woman and her children who live in the property were not present when the fire started.
But Crown counsel Sarah Minford said: “Her three dogs were sadly killed in the arson, and the cost of damage caused to the inside of the house is estimated to be in the vicinity of £70,000.”CCTV recordings captured a man wearing a white hoodie leaving the address a short time before the fire took hold. Moments later the footage showed smoke billowing from the house and flames blasting out into the garden. An unidentified witness claimed to have seen a male in similar clothing and with a distinctive neck tattoo at the relevant time. Based on that description, Mr Lishman was detained as police checked members of a crowd watching the blaze. Ms Minford alleged that he became violent during the arrest process, kicking and trying to spit on two officers and threatening to bite off their colleague’s nose. He is also accused of breaking into a house on nearby Osborne Street to steal medication on the same evening. Opposing Mr Lishman’s application for bail, counsel argued that he knew the victims and could interfere with the ongoing investigation.Raising issues about the identification evidence, Mr Quinn submitted: “The defendant was arrested from a crowd, this isn’t someone in the middle of nowhere who matched the description.” However, Mr Justice Humphreys ruled there was no change of circumstances to warrant releasing Lishman. He said: “This man may well have improved his lifestyle over the last few years, but I’m driven to refuse the application.”‘Downright unjust’ law on sentencing of children for murder is ruled unconstitutional by High CourtGlenageary childcare provider admits obstructing Tusla inspection after he became ‘aggressive’If warnings about Atlantic ocean circulation are correct, Irish people could become climate migrants‘It was awful. He wouldn’t get out of the car’: Why more children are refusing to go to schoolLATEST STORIESIn My Own Words review: Billy Connolly retains his twinkle in affecting and celebratory documentary
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