The woman was sprayed with an accelerant and set on fire at a property in the Oak Downs area on November 25th, suffering burn injuries.

Patrick Lynch (79), a retired farmer of Cormore, Arva, Co Cavan, died as a result of complications of burn injuries at St James’s Hospital in Dublin on August 29th, 2023.

The little girl, who is now six years old, the High Court heard, has been left with a visible scar on her left cheek following the incident.