Philip Griffin jailed for manslaughter of father and daughter

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Philip Griffin was jailed for manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court on 19 December 2024, receiving seven years with the final six months suspended. The offence arose from a fatal house fire at Killeen Heights in Tralee on 12 May 2012.

The judge said Griffin did not start the fire but saw it being lit and left without raising the alarm, despite knowing it was a family home. He imposed an 11-year headline sentence, then reduced it to seven years after considering mitigating factors, including Griffin’s guilty pleas and his coming forward in 2022. The sentencing report said the case had been treated as an accidental fire until then.

The sentencing took place on 19 December 2024; the sentencing report records the term and suspended portion.