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A house in County Tyrone, believed to be the home of the convicted rapist Eamonn Foley, has been severely damaged in a malicious fire. A house in County Tyrone, believed to be the home of the convicted rapist Eamon Foley, has been severely damaged in a malicious fire.
The blaze at the house in Castlederg was discovered at 2200 GMT on Tuesday evening. The blaze at the house in Castlederg was discovered at 2200 GMT on Tuesday. No-one was in the house at the time.
A window at the property was broken and a fire started inside. No-one was in the house at the time. Mr Foley served eight years of a 16-year sentence for the attack in 1999 on 91-year-old Mary Ann McLaughlin. She died several weeks later.
Mr Foley served eight years of a 16-year sentence for the attack in 1999 on 91-year-old Mary Ann McLaughlin. The attack has been condemned by Sinn Féin West Tyrone MP Pat Doherty.
She died several weeks later. "If, as suspected, this fire last was caused by arson then it solves absolutely nothing," he said.
"People with concerns about his presence in the area should bring them to the sex offenders' strategic management committee instead of engaging in this type of action."