Man jailed for four years for setting fire 'to put fear of God' into 4-yr-old

A man has been jailed for four years for setting a house in Dublin on fire to put "the fear of God" into a four-year-old boy who was asleep inside.

Man jailed for four years for setting fire 'to put fear of God' into 4-yr-old

A man has been jailed for four years for setting a house in Dublin on fire to put "the fear of God" into a four-year-old boy who was asleep inside.

Robert Murphy, a homeless drug addict, was on bail at the time of the arson attack in November of last year.

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