2021-02-17
Attacker brought flowers, chocolates and apology for 'human shield'
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Patricia Ryan said that in "a perfect world" Courtney would have been sentenced for this offence at the same time as the sentencing for money laundering. Judge Ryan sentenced both Courtney and Duffy to two-and-a-half years imprisonment, but suspended both sentences in their entirety on strict conditions.