Arson Investigation Old Court Bray Co.Wicklow

Gardaí at Bray Garda Station are investigating an Arson that occurred at Old Court Avenue, Bray during the early hours of Friday 26th September 2014.

The emergency services attended the scene of a private house and removed Fifty-five-year-old David Costigan who lived there with his son. David who had polio as a child and was confined to a wheelchair, was asleep in bed at the time.  Another family member, a younger male, had been in the house at time of the fire, managed to escape through an upstairs window.

This male was in his bedroom at the front of the house watching a film. He heard a noise, looked out his bedroom window, and described seeing a male suspect in the garden throwing bottles containing an accelerant from a “catering bucket”. An explosion then followed and a fire started at the house.

The Garda investigation included a number of enquiries, checkpoints in the area and the gathering of CCTV.  As a result of these enquiries Gardaí released CCTV from the area which shows a male walking along Wurzburg Road towards Boghall Road carrying what’s believed to be a catering bucket and returning in the same direction a short time later. The image below is taken from this footage and should be viewed in conjunction with the description below.

Description of Suspect:

• Male
• 20-25 years of age,
• Build – stocky
• Clean shaven
• Hair -  dark red/brown

Clothing: 

• Bright red hoody with brown fur lining the hood.

Gardaí Appeal:

• Do you have any information that might assist the investigation?
• It is now (11) years since the death of David Costigan, allegiances and associations may have changed, and that this may allow you to come forward with information that previously you felt unable to do so?
• Finally, we like to assure anyone in a position to assist the investigation will be treated with the utmost compassion and sensitivity.
• Do you know the identity of the person seen in the CCTV?
• Anyone with information are asked to contact Bray Garda Station, any Garda station or the Garda Confidential line.