2019-11-19
Seven years for "worst case" manslaughter too lenient, DPP say
Stage: Appeal
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Mr Treacy said the sentence was unduly lenient due to the particular devastation caused to the Mulligan family, the build-up to the killing, the aftermath, the use of the knife, the "brutality", Hillen's convictions for dangerous driving while on bail for the killing, his previous convictions and his "lack of honesty".