AFTER a building in Oxford was damaged by a fire, a man has been charged.
Michael Corcoran, of Walton Street, Oxford, appeared at Oxford Crown Court on Friday (May 31) via video link from prison for a plea hearing.
He was charged with one count each of arson with intent to endanger life and arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered.
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The incident took place at the Frewin Court buildings, off Cornmarket Street, on April 2.
The 37-year-old pleaded not guilty to the first guilty but guilty to the second, stating: “In the circumstances, I suppose accidentally, I’m guilty.”
His sentencing has been delayed until August 8 in order for a psychiatric and pre-sentence report to be written for Corcoran.
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