Cork man slashed homeowner with knife as he tried to leave burning house on Christmas Day, court hears

The sentencing hearing also heard that the defendant was on High Court bail at the time of the arson on a separate case

Firefighters attending the blaze at Dyke Parade on Christmas Day in 2023. The court heard that at least six units of the fire service took more than six hours to bring the fire under control and make the building safe. Picture: Cork City Fire Brigade

A man who set fire to a four-storey Georgian house in Cork City where four people were celebrating Christmas Day slashed the owner with a knife as he tried to leave, it emerged at his sentencing hearing on Monday

The hearing also heard that he was on High Court bail at the time on a separate case involving aggravated burglary.