Case No. 2681Manslaughter · Co. Kerry · 12 May 2012
Philip Griffin jailed for manslaughter of father and daughter in Tralee house fire
Philip Griffin, 37, was sentenced to seven years with the final six months suspended at the Central Criminal Court for the manslaughter of Anthony O'Brien, 30, and his daughter Nadine, 5, who died in a house fire at Killeen Heights, Tralee, Co Kerry, on 12 May 2012. Griffin, who had 41 previous convictions, admitted in 2022 that he and another man had set fire to a couch in the sitting room using a cigarette lighter.
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- Sentenced19 Dec
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Key facts
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- whatKelly O'Brien fractured her heel when Anthony lowered her from an upstairs bedroom window. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe fire occurred at Killeen Heights in Tralee, Co Kerry. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe fire occurred on 12 May 2012. (irishtimes.com)
- whenGriffin contacted gardaí in May 2022, ten years after the fire, while in prison for a separate offence. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe other man used a cigarette lighter to set fire to a couch in the sitting room. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponA cigarette lighter was used to ignite the fire. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe sentencing took place at the Central Criminal Court before Mr Justice Paul McDermott. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a headline sentence of eleven years, reduced to seven years with the final six months suspended. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceKelly O'Brien said Griffin will serve no more than four years and seven months. (irishtimes.com)
- otherGriffin had 41 previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherGriffin appeared via video-link from prison because he did not want to be present in court. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 19 Dec2024‘My child woke up and had to fight’: Man jailed over fire that killed father and daughter (5)
Reports the sentencing of Philip Griffin to seven years (final six months suspended) for the 2012 manslaughter of Anthony and Nadine O'Brien in a deliberate house fire in Tralee, including the victim mother's statement and details of how Griffin came forward ten years later.
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