Court of Appeal reduces Jack McCarthy’s sentence for burglary

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The Court of Appeal reduced Jack McCarthy’s sentence for burglary from four years, with the final year suspended, to three years, with the final six months suspended. The court said his early guilty plea warranted a greater reduction from the headline sentence.

The appeal court also considered evidence that McCarthy had shown remorse and had tried to enter residential rehabilitation before the offence, but could not because of the first public health lockdown. The court noted his previous convictions, including burglary, assault and possession of knives.