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79-year-old who raped daughters dies before life sentence appeal

Summary

In August 2010, a Dublin man aged 79 was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury of 87 counts of sexually assaulting and raping his two daughters, aged five to eleven, and assaulting his son, aged three to six, between 1997 and 2002. He denied the charges. Mr Justice George Birmingham sentenced him to life imprisonment on 4 October 2010 for the rape of his daughters and imposed additional determinate sentences for other offences. In October 2010 the Court of Appeal was informed that the man, who had appeared for his appeal, was too ill to attend the hearing. His appeal against conviction was dismissed in May 2011 by Mr Justice John Edwards, who described the trial as "satisfactory" and the conviction as "safe". The man died before he could appeal the severity of his life sentence, and the Court of Appeal struck out the appeal.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 79-year-old who raped daughters dies before life sentence appeal. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Convicted

When:

• August 2010 Other
• October 4 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
• July 5 Hearing Or Sentence
• August 21 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
• 1997 to 2002 Incident
• 2016-06-16 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Sexual Offences Stage Appeal

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