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Tue 03 Mar 2007Man gets prison term increased to eight yearsA Co Offaly man, who had been jailed for 5½ years for trying to kill his mentally ill brother by dousing him in petrol and setting him ablaze, has had his prison sentence increased to eight years by the Court of Criminal Appeal.The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had contended the original sentence imposed on Kenneth Connolly (30), Woodlawn Drive, Clonbollogue, Co Offaly, was unduly lenient.