Man burned sister's house down after she refused to sell her body for sex to buy him drugs

When arrested, Glen Friel made certain admissions and said he wanted to start the fire to bring him "joy and revenge".

The court heard how the 24-year-old accused arrived at the house and wanted his sister to give him money for drugs and even asked her to sell her body for money and threatened to kill her if she didn't. File picture

A man who asked his sister to sell herself for sex to get him money for drugs set fire to her home when she refused.

Glen Friel appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court in Co. Donegal after pleading guilty to setting fire to his sister's rented home at Straleeny, Killybegs on April 22, 2020.