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"Blood-curdling": Berkley jailed for 14 years for abduction and rape

Date
2018-11-01

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin City

County
Dublin

Summary

Eoin Berkley, 25, was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment for abducting a teenage Spanish student from Dublin city centre and raping her repeatedly over a 21‑hour period. The offences, committed between 15 and 16 July 2017 at the Irish Glass Bottle Company site, involved three separate rapes, false imprisonment, threats to kill and 19 incidents of violence or intimidation. The judge, Mr Justice Michael White, imposed concurrent 14‑year sentences for each rape, back‑dated to 31 July 2017, and added a three‑year post‑release supervision period. Berkley's history of mental health difficulties and prior convictions was noted, but the court emphasised the premeditated nature of the crimes and the severe degradation inflicted on the victim. The sentence reflects the seriousness of the assaults and the threat posed to the victim's life and safety.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: "Blood-curdling": Berkley jailed for 14 years for abduction and rape. Charges or matters: rape; false imprisonment; sexual assaults. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

July 15 Hearing Or Sentence
July 31, 2017 Incident
2018-11-01 Publication

Why: At the age of 14 his foster care situation broke down because of his own behavioural difficulties and he was institutionalised at Ballydowd, a facility for "unruly youths". CNI source report

Case subjects

Eoin Berkley

Convicted Person

Charges: rape; false imprisonment; sexual assaults (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: He imposed concurrent sentences of 14 years for each rape offence and said he was taking into consideration the threats to kill, sexual assaults and false imprisonment.; reserved decision