A labourer was today found guilty of killing two promising young jockeys when he torched a block of flats in a drunken revenge attack.

A labourer was found guilty today of killing two young jockeys by setting light to a block of flats in a drunken revenge attack.

The jury in the trial of a labourer accused of murdering two young jockeys by setting light to a block of flats was sent out to consider its verdicts for a second day today.

The jury in the trial of a labourer accused of murdering two young jockeys by setting light to a block of flats was sent out to consider its verdicts for a second day today.

Lawyers for a man accused of killing two young jockeys in a flat fire told a jury today the strength of the evidence against him “is not something you would hang an old coat on, let alone convict a man for the offence of murder”.

A blaze at a block of flats in which Jamie Kyne and Jan Wilson died was either started deliberately or there was a catastrophic failure of the alarm system, a fire investigation expert told a jury in England today.

A man accused of killing two young jockeys, one of them Irish, by setting fire to the block of flats in which they were sleeping declined to give evidence at his trial today.

The owner of a block of flats where two young jockeys, one of them Irish, died in a fire told a jury today how the man accused of starting the blaze was “making life difficult” for firefighters as they fought the flames.

A man accused of starting a fire which killed two young jockeys, one of them Irish, was walking around barefoot and obviously drunk after the alarm was raised, a witness told a jury today.

A SURVIVOR of a blaze which killed young Galway jockey Jamie Kyne and Scottish jockey Jan Wilson told a jury the man accused of starting the fire was pacing up and down before firefighters arrived, saying: “Someone’s done this."

An apprentice jockey who survived a fire which killed two of his colleagues, one of them Irish, told a British jury today that one of the victims was “calling for help” moments before he plunged to safety from a window.

A stable hand who escaped from a blazing flat which claimed the lives of two jockeys, one of them Irish, broke down in tears today as a jury heard a recording of a 999 call she made.

The trial of a man accused of murdering two young jockeys who died in a fire at a flat is due to start today.

A man accused of murdering two young jockeys who died in a fire at a flat in the UK was told today he could face further charges.

A man accused of murdering two young jockeys who died in a fire at a flat will appear before a judge today.

A man charged with the murders of two young jockeys who died in a fire at a flat was remanded in custody by magistrates today.

A 37-year-old man will appear in court today charged with the murders of two young jockeys who died in a fire at a flat.

A 37-year-old man was charged tonight with the murders of two young jockeys who died in a fire at a flat.

A 39-year-old man was arrested today in connection with the deaths of riders Jamie Kyne and Jan Wilson in a flat fire.

A man has been arrested by police investigating the death of a young Irish jockey in a fire in England.

A man arrested after a suspected arson attack that killed two promising teenage jockeys, including Galway-born Jamie Kyne, has been released from bail.

POLICE in England investigating the death of Galway jockey Jamie Kyne are anxious to trace two people seen on CCTV close to the scene of the fire which claimed the life of the young man and another apprentice rider.

The funeral is takes placing in Co Galway this morning of jockey Jamie Kyne who died in a fire in England almost two weeks ago.

Richard Fahey’s terrific run continued when he completed a 503-1 treble with Jeannie Galloway, Faithful Ruler and She’s In The Money – all three ridden by stable jockey Paul Hanagan – on the first afternoon of Ayr’s three-day Western meeting.

A funeral mass and service of thanksgiving will take place today for an Irish apprentice jockey killed in a suspected arson attack.

Leading jockeys led tributes on Sunday to two of the sport’s future stars who died in an apparent arson attack.

A YOUNG jockey who jumped to safety from a blaze that claimed the lives of two fellow jockeys rode in a race hours after being discharged from hospital.

Leading jockeys led tributes today to two of the sport’s future stars who died in an apparent arson attack.

Leading jockeys Kieren Fallon and Mick Kinane led the tributes to Jamie Kyne, from Ireland, and Jan Wilson, the two apprentice riders who lost their lives in a fire in the early hours of yesterday morning.

John Quinn’s yard are in mourning following the death of their leading apprentice, Jamie Kyne from Ireland, in a fire in the early hours of yesterday morning.