Cork man who admitted setting fire to woman's house and car to be sent forward for trial

It was alleged the arsons were carried out because of a drugs debt

Judge adjourned the case until September 29 for the accused to be brought to court to sign the guilty pleas and to have the case against him sent forward to Cork Circuit Criminal Court on October 27. Picture: Larry Cummins

A man accused of setting fire to a house and the car parked outside and making death threats to the owner is to sign guilty pleas.

Dean Aherne appeared by video link from prison at Cork District Court on Wednesday and his solicitor Diarmuid Kelleher said, following a consultation, the accused would be signing guilty pleas to all of the charges against him.