Three face house blaze charge

APPEARANCES . . . Dumfries Sheriff Court On Monday, James O’Brien, 22, and 33-year-old Christopher Harkins, both from Dumfries, appeared on a petition in private before Sheriff George Jamieson. They were accused of charges of theft and wilful fire-raising. No pleas were made and both were committed for further examination and remanded in custody. On Tuesday, a third man made a brief appearance in court on a charge relating to last month's incident. Stephen McGarrity, from Dumfries, was on a petition in private before Sheriff Jamieson on a charge of wilful fire-raising. No plea was made and he was remanded in custody for further examination. In the early hours of November 6 a family escaped unhurt when a car and a house in Northfield Park in Annan were devastated by a blaze. NEWSDESK: 01461-202417