Daryl McCarthy receives 12-year sentence, with final two years suspended, for rape and burglary

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Daryl McCarthy was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with the final two years suspended, for rape after breaking into a woman’s home armed with a crowbar while she slept. He had pleaded guilty to rape, oral rape and aggravated burglary at the home on December 2, 2019.

The Central Criminal Court heard that the woman had moved from her home in an effort to feel safe and continued to experience flashbacks, nightmares, post-traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks. The judge set a 14-year headline sentence, reduced it to 12 years to account for McCarthy’s guilty plea and remorse, and suspended a further two years subject to probation recommendations. Conditions include offence-focused work, following probation directions and no direct or indirect contact with the injured party.