都柏林男子因企图使用植物油纵火和破坏财产被判15个月徒刑。 Dublin man sentenced to 15 months for arson attempt using vegetable oil and damaging property.

都柏林68岁的Colm Dowling因企图用植物油点燃Garda的汽车而被判处15个月监禁, Colm Dowling, 68, of Dublin, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for attempting to set a garda’s car on fire with vegetable oil and causing over €7,000 in damage to a business gate in Rathfarnham. 他对两项刑事损害指控认罪,其中闭路电视和证据将他与两起事件联系起来。 He pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal damage, with CCTV and evidence linking him to both incidents. 法院认为植物油不是有效的催化剂。 The court heard vegetable oil is not an effective accelerant. Dowling先前有8项定罪,包括4项纵火罪,被判缓刑,并列举了心理健康问题、酗酒和个人不满。 Dowling, who has eight prior convictions including four for arson, was on a suspended sentence and cited mental health issues, alcoholism, and personal grievances. 他自2024年1月以来一直被关押,并得到了心理支持。 He has been in custody since January 2024 and received psychological support.