Kenneth Udeh jailed for five years for Waterford rape

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Kenneth Udeh was jailed for five years for rape at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 29 February 2016; the sentence was backdated for time already spent in custody. The offence occurred in Waterford city on 14 September 2014.

Udeh had pleaded guilty on the day of his trial. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy noted the serious effect on the woman and took account of the guilty plea; the source also reports that Udeh was appealing an asylum decision.