2018-04-23
Former Sinn Féin Councillor jailed for torturing man has 12-year term cut by more than a third
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Jonathan Dowdall was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and Patrick Dowdall eight years imprisonment by the three-judge court on June 1, 2017. Jonathan Dowdall was re-sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with the final 25 months suspended and Patrick Dowdall to seven with the final three years suspended.