Burglars set fire to house ‘to hide DNA’ after lying in wait to watch victims leave for mass
'The whole stairs was on fire and there was stuff piled up under the stairs in flames,' said one of the victims, a farmer in his 60s. Photo: Conor Feehan
Ken Foy and Conor Feehan
A ruthless burglary gang set fire to a house in an apparent attempt to destroy evidence after they ransacked it.
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