Hostel arson suspect to go on trial

A 38-year-old drifter accused of setting fire to the Australian backpackers’ hostel in which Limerick girl Julie O'Keeffe perished, is due to go on trial on Monday.

Hostel arson suspect to go on trial
Fri, 15 Feb, 2002 - 07:10

A 38-year-old drifter accused of setting fire to the Australian backpackers’ hostel in which Limerick girl Julie O'Keeffe perished, is due to go on trial on Monday.

Fifteen youngsters were killed on June 23 2000 when an arsonist set fire to the Palace Backpackers Hostel in the farming community of Childers, 190 miles north of Brisbane.

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