Woman who set fire to apartment was dragged to safety by gardaí

A woman who set fire to an apartment, killing two men, had to be dragged by gardaí to safety still clutching a bottle of cider.

Woman who set fire to apartment was dragged to safety by gardaí

Rachel Crawshaw was abusive to the garda trying to save her and had to be physically restrained outside after the incident in Cork in 2014.

The details emerged yesterday at a joint inquest into the deaths of John Palmer, 37, and Greg Lonergan, 36, who died in the fire in an apartment on the top floor of the Granary Court complex in Mallow on March 13, 2014.

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