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07/09/2009
Irish Jockey Killed In Suspected Arson Attack
An up-and-coming Irish jockey was one of the people killed in a suspected arson attack in a block of flats in north Yorkshire at the weekend.
Galway-born Jamie Kyne, 18, died in the blaze at the flats in Norton, near Malton in north Yorkshire, which broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Another young jockey, Jan Wilson, 19, from Forfar in Angus, was also killed in the blaze, while another Irish-born rider, Ian Brennan, 20, was able to leap to safety. He went on to ride at Thirsk later on Saturday, just hours after his release from hospital.
A fourth jockey, Dean Pratt, was also treated for burns and smoke inhalation at york District Hospital.
A local man in his thirties, who was arrested shortly after the fire broke out, has been released on conditional bail pending further enquiries by police.
Mr Kyne, who was apprentice to Malton-based trainer John Quinn, was widely regarded as a rising star among apprentice riders in the UK, having won 29 races this year. He had been due to ride at Haydock on Saturday.
Miss Wilson had won three races.
Periods of silence where held at a number of racecourses in tribute to Mr Kyne and Miss Wilson over the weekend.
Scenes of crime officers and fire investigators are carrying out a detailed forensic examination of the flats where the fire broke out today. The search is expected to take up to three days.
Post-mortem examinations on the two jockeys are due to take place today.
(KMcA/GK)
Galway-born Jamie Kyne, 18, died in the blaze at the flats in Norton, near Malton in north Yorkshire, which broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Another young jockey, Jan Wilson, 19, from Forfar in Angus, was also killed in the blaze, while another Irish-born rider, Ian Brennan, 20, was able to leap to safety. He went on to ride at Thirsk later on Saturday, just hours after his release from hospital.
A fourth jockey, Dean Pratt, was also treated for burns and smoke inhalation at york District Hospital.
A local man in his thirties, who was arrested shortly after the fire broke out, has been released on conditional bail pending further enquiries by police.
Mr Kyne, who was apprentice to Malton-based trainer John Quinn, was widely regarded as a rising star among apprentice riders in the UK, having won 29 races this year. He had been due to ride at Haydock on Saturday.
Miss Wilson had won three races.
Periods of silence where held at a number of racecourses in tribute to Mr Kyne and Miss Wilson over the weekend.
Scenes of crime officers and fire investigators are carrying out a detailed forensic examination of the flats where the fire broke out today. The search is expected to take up to three days.
Post-mortem examinations on the two jockeys are due to take place today.
(KMcA/GK)
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