Arsonist jailed for 'appalling attack' on ex-girlfriend

A convicted arsonist who viciously assaulted his ex-girlfriend while on bail for causing €15,000 worth of damage by setting fires at a car dealership has been given a three-year sentence.

Shane McAuley (aged 27) said he “lost the head” after seeing the woman with another man. He dragged her up to the sixth floor of a flat complex by her hair before punching her in the face as he held her by the neck, then headbutted her, and stood on her as she blacked out on the floor.