Man pleads guilty to petrol bombing
When the accused, James Stewart, 30, of Apartment 4, Burlington Court, McSweeney Quay, Bandon, Co Cork, was arraigned, he pleaded guilty to one count of causing criminal damage by arson and one count of endangerment contrary to Section 13 of the Non-fatal Offences Against the Person Act.
The particulars of that charge were that Stewart intentionally and recklessly created a risk of death or serious harm to another person by throwing a container filled with flammable liquid into a confined space to which members of the public had access.
