‘I will always wonder: Did little Mari suffer?’

The parents of Mari Keane-Connolly yesterday said they will never forgive John Lynch for killing their little daughter.

Teresa Keane and Richard Connolly welcomed the 13-year sentence handed down by Judge Anthony Hunt to John Lynch for starting the house fire which claimed the life of their youngest daughter.

“It will never bring Mari back but 13 years is a long time for him to be sitting, thinking about what he has done,” Ms Keane said.