2022-05-10
'Shameful, cowardly': violent burglar who beat neighbour (73) gets 7.5-year sentence
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Melanie Greally imposed consecutive sentences totalling seven and a half years. She suspended the final 22 months of the sentence on strict conditions including that Downey engage with the Probation Service for 18 months and keep the peace and be of good behaviour for two years.