Judge asks DPP to act quickly in case of man charged with arson causing mother's death

Judge told case could not be progressed as there was no interpreter in court

German national Guenter Lohse, 61, is charged with causing the death of his mother in a fire at Coolvoy, Doochary, Donegal, on Tuesday, April 12. Picture: Sorcha Crowley

A judge has asked gardaí to ask the Director of Public Prosecutions to act quickly in the case of a man being held in connection with a fire which resulted in the death of his mother.

German national Guenter Lohse, 61, appeared at Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal after he was charged with arson with intent to endanger life.