Woman says defendant (45) used charm and her addiction issues ‘to worm his way back’ into her life
Central Criminal Court
Judgment being appealed dislodged long-standing interpretation of law that child offenders retain anonymity on appeal
Cork man (37) jailed for nine years after pleading guilty to offences dating back to the early 2000s
Limited sentencing options for those turning 18 during the criminal process creates ‘unfairness’ judge says
Robert Fennell, of Woodview Cottages, Rathfarnham, gave alcohol to victim, who woke to find him raping her
Longford man (52) sentenced to 10-years for sexually assaulting girl he was trusted to babysit
Cyril Mullane (51), from Strokestown, has been jailed for 11½ years for abuse of girl between 2011 and 2016
Van driven by man (60s) hit tree in Churchtown in possible deliberate crash on day before trial for historical abuse was due to start
Shane Duane broke victim’s nose in attack at Good Vibrations store in 2019
Nine year jail sentence for GAA coach who ‘destroyed’ boy’s life through years of rape ‘too lenient’
Coach, now 43, physically beat his victim when he tried to fend off abuse
Karen Harrington (40) was convicted by a jury in 2022 of the murder of the two-year-old who was found with extensive injuries in Cork City
Victim Cristal O’Brien told the court how her former partner Philip Cox threatened to stab her ‘to pieces’ and broke two knives in attacking her before going to retrieve a third
Kamal Kumar Nepali (24), of Ballincollig, Co Cork, sentenced to nine years for breaking into house and raping woman as she slept
Cristal O’Brien told the court her ex-partner threatened to stab her ‘to pieces’ and broke two knives in attack
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