2020-02-25
Former solider has jail time cut for abusing girls
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; The Court of Appeal suspended the final 12 months of his 15-year-sentence today and ordered three years post-release supervision, following an appeal. Ms Justice Kennedy, who sat with Mr Justice John Edwards and Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly, re-sentenced Costello to 15 years imprisonment with the final 12 months suspended.