2017-12-08
Judge refuses wife's request to defer jailing of husband who attacked her
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Margaret Connors, who was present in court, asked the court via her husband's barrister that any sentence imposed could be deferred until after Christmas. The judge suspended the final 12 months of the sentence for two years and ordered Connors to keep the peace and be of good behaviour while in prison and for two years on his release.