Dublin man’s rape sentence appeal struck out after death

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A 79-year-old Dublin man’s appeal against his life sentence for rape was struck out by the Court of Appeal on 16 June 2016. He had died before the appeal against the severity of his sentence could proceed.

The man had been convicted in 2010 of repeatedly raping his two daughters and sexually abusing his son. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court on 4 October 2010 for raping his daughters, with further determinate sentences for other offences.

His separate appeal against conviction had previously been dismissed on all grounds. The man could not be identified for legal reasons.