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Subscriber only Police have incorrectly filed a second charge against a man accused of setting a Byron hinterland home alight, a court has heard. Isaac Lehane, 25, from Mullumbimby, is facing a charge of intentionally or recklessly destroying a home by fire with intent to cause bodily injury. The charge relates to a blaze which destroyed a home on Tyagarah Rd in Myocum in the early hours of Tuesday, September 17, 2019. Police will allege a pet dog died in the blaze. Mr Lehane was arrested over the alleged incident on November 4 last year. When he faced Byron Bay Local Court for the second time on Monday, Magistrate Karen Stafford queried whether a second charge now before her had been served upon the defence.