2026-06-24
'Please no, don't do this': criminal who held knife to baby during violent carjacking gets eight years
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Sheahan imposed a sentence of nine years, with the final 12 months suspended on condition that McDermott engage with The Probation Service for 12 months upon his release. McDermott asked the court to "leave some light at the end of the tunnel" for him when imposing sentence, saying: "I am determined to turn over a new leaf.