2021-02-23
Dad who held drugs to pay for funeral in 'act of desperation' avoids jail
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Passing sentence today, Judge Melanie Greally said Berrigan was "in the throes of intense grief" when he made the decision to involve himself in criminality and that this decision was made "purely to finance part of his father's funeral". Judge Greally sentenced Berrigan to five years imprisonment, but suspended the entirety of the sentence on strict conditions.