2015-07-10
Man jailed for setting fire to former fiancee's house to get balance of sentence suspended following appeal
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced to three-and-a-half years imprisonment by Judge Michael O'Shea on June 5 2014. Recognising the seriousness of the offence, Mr Justice Birmingham said the court would leave in place the three-and-a-half year sentence but would suspend the balance from July 31 next to allow Rafferty take the opportunity of a job offer in the UK.