2019-01-14
Man who gave partner "merciless beating" and abducted child has prison sentence increased
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; He was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to two years imprisonment with the final six months suspended by Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin on April 17, 2018. Mr Justice Birmingham, who sat with Mr Justice John Edwards and Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy, re-sentenced Lynch to three years imprisonment with the final nine months suspended.