{
  "id": 10908759,
  "title": "Man allegedly used blowtorch lighter to burn girlfriend’s hair in a fit of jealousy, court told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/man-allegedly-used-blowtorch-lighter-to-burn-girlfriends-hair-in-a",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Irish Times",
    "slug": "the-irish-times",
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/30/man-allegedly-used-blowtorch-lighter-to-burn-girlfriends-hair-in-a-fit-of-jealousy-court-told/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "George Hawthorne (41) also armed himself with a hammer after accusing the woman of fancying one of his neighbours",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}