Arson charge dismissed over weak evidence

A man charged with setting fire to a house at East La Penitence yesterday had the charge of arson against him dismissed when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Magistrate Fabayo Azore made the decision to dismiss the charge against Phillip Saul Dupaul as she was not in favour of the evidence provided by Sieata O’Donoghue, sister of Godfrey Stewart whose house was destroyed by the fire. The evidence provided was thought to be weak since O’Donoghue claimed that she saw Dupaul lighting