Cian Stacey and Jessica Dalton further remanded in Waterford arson case
Both defendants were remanded in custody for another 28 days after appearing at Waterford District Court on 20 October. They are due back on 17 November.
Cian Stacey and Jessica Dalton were further remanded in custody for 28 days at Waterford District Court in Ireland on Tuesday, 20 October, in a case arising from an arson attack that killed four members of the English family. Both are due to appear again by video link on 17 November.
The defendants face criminal damage charges and charges of assault causing serious harm. RTÉ reported that the assault charges concern two people who cannot be named for legal reasons. The charges are allegations; the court did not determine responsibility for the attack at Tuesday’s hearing.
What happened at Waterford District Court
Dalton, 31, appeared in person. Her solicitor, Ken Cunningham, told the court he had requested her presence to ‘perhaps ventilate’ a bail application. After consulting with her, he reserved her position on bail for a later date. She consented to the further remand, and Judge Catriona Murray directed that she appear by video link on 17 November.
Stacey, 21, appeared by video link from Limerick prison. He was not applying for bail and also consented to a 28-day remand, according to the Press Association report republished by the Evening Standard. Judge Murray set his next video-link appearance for 17 November. RTÉ reported that both defendants had been granted free legal aid.
Both had previously appeared at a special sitting of Clonmel District Court on Saturday, 17 October. Tuesday’s order continued their custody after that earlier appearance. NewsJaws covered the initial charges and court appearance in its previous report.
The four family members who died
Philip and Kim English and their sons Callum, 12, and Jayden, nine, died in the attack on their family home in Waterford’s Birchwood estate. The Press Association reported that their funeral took place in Waterford on Monday. The court reports do not establish that either defendant caused their deaths.
RTÉ reported that a number of people protested outside Waterford Courthouse during Tuesday’s appearances and that there was a large garda presence nearby. The Press Association reported that people shouted at the prison van carrying Dalton as it entered the back of the court building.
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Sources and context
- Man and woman charged over fatal arson attack remanded into custodyPress Association, republished by the Evening Standard
- Two charged over Waterford arson attack further remandedRTÉ
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