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Eight life sentences for man who raped mother and daughter in "every conceivable way" are upheld
Summary
In 2018 the Court of Appeal upheld the eight life sentences imposed on a 49‑year‑old Wexford man for raping a 60‑year‑old mother and her daughter in Dublin between 2 and 5 July 2015. The man pleaded guilty to rape, false imprisonment, attempted rape, aggravated burglary, threats to kill and aggravated sexual assault. He had previously been convicted of repeatedly raping his daughter between 2000 and 2004. The sentences were concurrent and the Court of Appeal found the offences "wholly exceptional" and "appropriate" for life imprisonment. The judge noted the mother's vulnerability, the prolonged nature of the assault, the use of a knife, restraints, threats, and the fact that the daughter heard the rape on a voicemail. The appeal was dismissed, with the Court affirming the life terms as justified by the severity and violence of the crimes. The defendant's guilty plea was deemed insufficient to reduce the sentences.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Eight life sentences for man who raped mother and daughter in "every conceivable way" are upheld. Charges or matters: raping the two women in various ways between July 2 and July 5, 2015 at locations in Dublin; false imprisonment, attempted rape, aggravated burglary, making threats to kill and aggravated sexual assault. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- July 2 Incident
- July 5, 2015 Incident
- 2000 and 2004 Other
- 2018-10-02 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: raping the two women in various ways between July 2 and July 5, 2015 at locations in Dublin; false imprisonment, attempted rape, aggravated burglary, making threats to kill and aggravated sexual assault (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He said the sentencing judge may have reserved imposing life sentences for the most serious of the offences and imposed concurrent determinate terms in respect of those which would not have quite reached the same level of seriousness.
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Topics
Burglary Stage Appeal Violent Crime
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