2018-07-19
Jail sentence upheld for man with history of "appalling violence" towards women
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; He was found guilty by a jury at Cork Circuit Criminal Court and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with the final two suspended by Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin on February 16, 2017. He said the Circuit Court imposed a significant sentence, but a structured one, by suspending the final two years.