Martina McGrath assault sentence reviewed by appeal court

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Martina McGrath’s assault sentence was reviewed by the Court of Appeal in a judgment delivered on 20 February 2020.

The offence involved four stab wounds to a pregnant woman at Waterford’s Clock Tower carpark on 18 June 2018.

The Director of Public Prosecutions challenged Ms McGrath’s sentence as unduly lenient after she pleaded guilty.

The court record states that the original sentence was two and a half years, with the final year suspended.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.