Violent attacker who had it 'in his mind' to rape victim (85) has sentence increased

A violent sex attacker who had it “in his mind” to rape an 85-year-old woman after breaking into her home at 4.30am and pinning her to her bed has had his jail term increased on appeal. Shane Smith (32), of Assan, New Inn, Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan, had pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the woman

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