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Nigerian Nitelink sex-attacker has sentence more than doubled
Summary
Michael Igbosonu, aged 25, was originally sentenced in March 2012 to two years' imprisonment with one year suspended for a predatory sexual assault on a woman who fell asleep beside him on a Nitelink bus. He denied the offence but was found guilty by a jury after a four‑day trial. The Court of Criminal Appeal, hearing the case on Monday, ruled that the sentence was unduly lenient. The appeal was successful, and the sentence was increased to five years' imprisonment with two years suspended for a period of three years. Igbosonu was released from prison on 29 October last year and was ordered to surrender to Mountjoy Prison on 21 October. The appeal was brought by the Director of Public Prosecutions. The court noted the assault was predatory, sordid, and traumatic, and that Igbosonu had a record of 11 previous convictions. The new sentence reflects the seriousness of the offence. The case remains at the appeal stage.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Nigerian Nitelink sex-attacker has sentence more than doubled. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 2012 Incident
- October 29 Incident
- January 11th 2009 Incident
- October 21 Other
- 2013-09-23 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Outcome: He said the court found the offence was on the mid-to-upper range of seriousness and would accordingly substitute the sentence imposed with one of five years with two years suspended for a period of three years.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Central Criminal Court
- Mountjoy
- Mountjoy prison
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