Let-off for butcher torched bins behind historic gastro pub

A butcher who torched the bins behind an historic gastro pub in a random arson attack was spared jail. Raymond McGrane, 39, set fire to the refuse area of the Old Red Cow in Farringdon, City of London, in the early hours of 16 January this year. Fortunately staff from nearby Farringdon Station were able to swiftly put out the blaze before the 16th century pub was damaged, said prosecutor Richard Job. ‘The pub and other buildings are 16th century…