Men to face arson charges

Two Derry men are expected to appear in Derry Magistrates Court this morning to face charges of attempted murder and arson

Two Derry men are expected to appear in Derry Magistrates Court this morning to face charges of attempted murder and arson. The men, aged 32 and 28, face three charges each of attempted murder and one of arson with intent to endanger life. The charges are believed to relate to an arson attack on a catholic house at Bann drive in Derry at the weekend in which an elderly woman and her daughter were seriously injured.

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