2017-03-20
Colm Deely sentenced to 8 years for strangling woman and dumping body in ocean
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Deely had originally been jailed for life for Ms McCarthy's murder following a trial in June 2013. Describing Deely as a former "hard-working and respected member" of his community, he said the starting point for sentencing would have been 12 years, adding that Deely must serve a "substantial period of imprisonment" for killing Ms McCarthy.