Conviction for twice raping wife is upheld on appeal

A 40-year-old man from County Mayo has had his conviction for rape upheld following an appeal to the Court of Appeal. He was originally sentenced to nine years imprisonment after being convicted on two counts of anal rape against his wife at their home on 18 December 2015. The jury had acquitted him on four other counts relating to earlier dates in 2015. During the trial at the Central Criminal Court, the woman gave…