2018-04-20
Appeal court adjourns to ascertain whether man is suffering from pyromania
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced to six years imprisonment by Judge Rory McCabe on March 29, 2017. McCarthy was due to appeal against the severity of his sentence today in the Court of Appeal.; However, the three-judge court adjourned the appeal and sought a psychiatric report as well as psychological report to ascertain whether McCarthy suffers from pyromania.