A MILLIONAIRE golf professional has been accused of torching his marital home.
Francis McGuirk, 49, who performed within the 2011 Open, allegedly set fireplace to it whereas cavapoo canine Dottie was inside.
Firefighters rescued the canine and a person, believed to be McGuirk, was taken to hospital for suspected smoke inhalation and burns.
Four crews spent two hours placing out the blaze on the £700,000 home.
He shared the property with spouse Sarah, 48, and their three teenage daughters in Sandwich, Kent.
McGuirk, now of Sevenoaks, has since been charged with arson following the blaze on June 25.
He was additionally charged with assault in relation to a separate incident every week earlier.
He was bailed to seem earlier than Margate magistrates’ courtroom on November 16.
McGuirk was as soon as ranked among the many prime 700 golfers on the earth.
He completed second within the English Challenge match in 2012, forward of a discipline together with Brooks Koepka
