2018-04-20 · Galway
Appeal court adjourns to ascertain whether man is suffering from pyromania
The Court of Appeal adjourned the appeal hearing of Karl McCarthy, 36, who had pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal damage for burning two cars on consecutive nights in October 2016. McCarthy was sentenced to six years' imprisonment by Judge Rory McCabe on 29 March 2017. The appeal was to challenge the severity of the sentence. The…