2016-07-18
DPP to appeal Pearse McAuley's 12-year sentence for attacking estranged 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. The Director of Public Prosecutions are seeking a review of McAuley's sentence on grounds that it was "unduly lenient".