Jonathan O’Driscoll has sentence cut for serious harm assault

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Jonathan O’Driscoll had his 13-year sentence for assault causing serious harm reduced by the Court of Appeal, reported on 17 October 2022. The court suspended the final two years for two years and directed him to engage with probation and addiction services during imprisonment and the suspended period.

The court retained the 15-year headline sentence and 13-year post-mitigation sentence. The assault on Christy O’Callaghan took place at Sleaveen East, Macroom, on 21 March 2019; O’Driscoll had pleaded guilty.