"Nothing untoward" about judge commenting on knife crime, appeal court finds

Patrick McMorrow, aged 51, of Caltragh Crescent, Sligo, has failed in his appeal against a ten-year sentence imposed for a knife attack at the Crozon Inn in October 2016. McMorrow pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm to two victims following an altercation at a post-funeral gathering. The Court of Appeal, presided over by Mr Justice George Birmingham, upheld the sentence handed down by Judge Keenan Johnson…