Corkman accused of setting fire to family home refused bail

Judge Mary Dorgan refused bail to man charged with arson of his own family home.

Shane Hendricks of 12 Kilmore Heights, Knocknaheeny, Cork, appeared before Cork District Court charged with arson.

A 25-year-old man who said to a garda at the scene of a house fire where a petrol can was found in one of the bedrooms — “I did it, I set fire to the room” — was refused bail on Wednesday.

Judge Mary Dorgan refused bail to 25-year-old Shane Hendricks of 12 Kilmore Heights, Knocknaheeny, Cork, who appeared before Cork District Court charged with arson of his own family home.