2026-03-16
Gardai rumbled two criminals who tried to extort money from German tourist
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Both defendants wish to undertake residential treatment and counsel asked the court to structure sentences which provided them with support upon their release from custody. She set a headline sentence of five years for McCarroll and, having considered the mitigation, handed her a sentence of three years and six months, with the final 18 months suspended for two years.