Anthony Handley freed after dangerous driving appeal

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Anthony Handley was freed after the Court of Appeal ruled his two-year sentence for dangerous driving causing death was unduly harsh on 17 February 2017. The offence followed a crash in Balbriggan in which Olivia Dunne was killed and her baby seriously injured. The court re-sentenced Handley to two years in prison but suspended the unserved portion, while upholding his ten-year driving ban.

Handley had pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The appeal court found errors in the original sentencing and said insufficient weight had been given to mitigating factors, including his role as his wife's main carer.