2018-07-20
"Take back your life; break the silence": survivor speaks as father is jailed for 18 years
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Murphy is currently serving an eight-year sentence in Arbour Hill prison for sexual abuse involving Ms Murphy's two younger sisters, imposed last February at Castlebar Circuit Court. Mr Justice White imposed consecutive sentences totalling 18 years, which were backdated to when Murphy went into custody in December 2017.