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Court upholds father's conviction for brutal, repeated rape of teen daughter
Summary
Patrick O'Driscoll, a 42‑year‑old father from Codrum, Macroom, was convicted by a jury of 61 counts of raping his eldest daughter, aged 16 to 17, between 2008 and 2009. He had denied the charges. The jury's unanimous verdict was upheld by the Court of Appeal, which found the trial satisfactory and the conviction safe. Mr Justice Paul Butler sentenced O'Driscoll to ten years' imprisonment, with the final year suspended on conditions including no contact with his daughter. The appeal was dismissed after the Court of Appeal, led by Mr Justice John Edwards, considered the evidence presented by the complainant and the defence. The court concluded that the jury had the authority to assess the credibility of the complainant's testimony and that the verdict was not perverse. The case remains at the conviction stage.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Court upholds father's conviction for brutal, repeated rape of teen daughter. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
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- 2008 and 2009 Incident
- 2018-05-17 Publication
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