2020-07-07
Man appeals 8 year sentence for decade-long abuse of brother
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He suspended the final two years of the sentence on condition that Murphy engage with psychological services and victim-focused work while in custody and stay under Probation Service supervision for that period. Reading his victim impact statement to court, the victim said that he had been on a long and horrendous journey. "When John decided to do what he did to me, he imposed a life sentence on me," he said.; Justice John Edwards, presiding with Justice Isobel Kennedy and Justice Úna Ni Raifeartaigh, reserved judgment.