Arsonist who burned home of ‘neighbour from hell’ spared jail
Judge John O’Hagan told Reginald Greene, aged 22, it was not a defence to claim provocation but he was aware “of extreme provocation over a period of time which is a mitigating factor”.
The judge said Michael O’Shea, whose home was burned, provoked Greene in the most extreme way. O’Shea chewing Greene’s food and then spitting it at him in a Chinese restaurant was “utterly contemptuous.” The judge added that it was not an isolated incident because there were issues over a long period of time.
