2016-11-07
Pearse McAuley has jail sentence increased for "horrifying" attack on wife
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced at Cavan Circuit Criminal Court to 12 years imprisonment with the final 4 suspended by Judge John Aylmer on December 2, 2015. Counsel for the Director of Public Prosecutions, Monica Lawlor BL, who brought the appeal, said an issue had arisen in respect of McAuley's time spent in custody since being sentenced.