BREAKING: Armagh pub arson suspect had another petrol bomb prepared when arrested, court hears
CCTV also recorded the defendant at a local filling station, where he was seen putting £2 worth of petrol into what appeared to be a water bottle, paying for it, and leaving.
An Armagh man has appeared in court charged with two counts of attempted murder following an arson attack in Armagh on Monday night.
John Patrick Nixon (38), of Corrigan Court, appeared at Newry Magistrates' Court on Wednesday also faces charges of arson with intent to endanger life, possession of a blade or point, and three counts of criminal damage.
Detective Constable Michael Riordan told the court that on Monday, August 18, police received a 999 call at around 5.30pm reporting a brick being thrown through a window on the Keady Road. The householder also reported the windscreen of a vehicle at the property being smashed.
Shortly afterwards, a second 999 call was made reporting another incident in the area – this time a kitchen window at a nearby property had also been smashed by a brick.
CCTV footage from nearby shop premises showed a bald male, dressed in dark clothing, walking up a driveway and leaving a short time later. A local resident later contacted police to say she could identify the man as John Patrick Nixon.
Later that evening, at just before 9pm, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service alerted police to a petrol bomb attack at the Toby Jug pub on Irish Street. It was reported that two people had suffered significant burn injuries.
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