Ex-convict Philip Griffin confesses to setting fire that killed father and daughter in Ireland a decade ago.

Ten years after a house fire in Ireland killed father Anthony O'Brien and his daughter Nadine, Philip Griffin, 37, turned himself in to police, admitting his role in starting the fire. Griffin and another individual set a couch ablaze with a lighter, leading to the deaths of Anthony and Nadine. The fire had initially been deemed accidental, but Griffin's confession revealed it was intentional. Griffin, with 41 prior convictions, expressed remorse and a desire to be imprisoned. Kelly O'Brien, Anthony's wife and Nadine's mother, managed to escape but suffered a fractured heel.

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