Attack accused gets bail.Byline: By MIRROR REPORTER A MAN arrested in connection with a petrol bomb attack on the home of three Czechs was granted bail at the High Court yesterday. Andrew McMaster, 21, from Toberhewney Park, Lurgan, Co Armagh, is charged with arson arson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights. , possession of a petrol bomb and criminal damage. The Belfast hearing was told that at 11pm on New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. a van in Dollingstown, Co Armagh, had been set on fire and a device thrown at a house occupied by the foreign nationals. The occupants chased three men and took the registration of the car they allegedly escaped in. The number was registered to the accused, who denied any involvement. Mr Justice Girvan released McMaster on pounds 800 bail and ordered him to observe a curfew curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated as a precaution against fires and was common throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. . |
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