St Michan’s arsonist sentenced to six years for church fire

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Cristian Topiter was jailed for six years after pleading guilty to arson at St Michan’s Church, where the fire damaged centuries-old mummified remains, including those of the 800-year-old Crusader.

Judge Martin Nolan described the offence as very serious and backdated the sentence to 11 June, when Topiter went into custody. The court heard that his previous arson conviction was an aggravating factor.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.