2016-05-30
Donegal man who falsely imprisoned partner will not return to jail despite "unduly lenient" finding
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced at Letterkenny Circuit Criminal Court to three years imprisonment with the final two-and-a-half suspended by Judge Francis Comerford on July 14, 2015. The Court of Appeal re-sentenced him to three years imprisonment and suspended the balance on condition McLaughlin enter a good behaviour bond "with strict terms" for the suspended period and have no further contact with the injured party.