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Father-of-nine convicted of repeatedly raping daughter must await appeal fate
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Patrick O'Driscoll, 42, of Codrum, Macroom, was found guilty by a jury of 61 counts of raping his eldest daughter, Ellen, aged 16 to 17, between 2008 and 2009. He denied the charges. Mr Justice Paul Butler sentenced him to 10 years' imprisonment, with the final year suspended on conditions including no contact with his daughter. The judge noted that O'Driscoll had otherwise led a "blameless life" and was rearing the rest of his family properly. Ellen, 24, had waived anonymity. O'Driscoll has moved to appeal the conviction in the Court of Appeal, where the judge has reserved judgment. His barrister, Ronan Munro SC, argued that the jury's verdict was perverse due to infirmities in the complainant's evidence, citing inconsistencies about the address of abuse, school attendance and other matters. The Court of Appeal will decide on Thursday.
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What: Report matter: Father-of-nine convicted of repeatedly raping daughter must await appeal fate. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
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- 2008 and 2009 Incident
- 2018-05-15 Publication
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