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11/08/2011
Man Released In Cork Arson Investigation
A man arrested in connection with an arson attack on the home of an elderly woman in Cork city last year has been released without charge.
May O'Gorman, 87, was in her home in Murrough's Lane, off Blarney Street, on December 13 last years, when an accelerant was poured through her letter box and set alight.
The pensioner was rescued from the property by gardaí and was treated for smoke inhalation in hospital.
(KMcA/BMcC)
May O'Gorman, 87, was in her home in Murrough's Lane, off Blarney Street, on December 13 last years, when an accelerant was poured through her letter box and set alight.
The pensioner was rescued from the property by gardaí and was treated for smoke inhalation in hospital.
(KMcA/BMcC)
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