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."

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.

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.