[13:48] Suspended sentence for soldier Cathal Crotty sends wrong message, DPP argues during appeal
The wholly suspended sentence imposed on soldier Cathal Crotty sends out the wrong message regarding society's attitudes to such crimes, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has argued.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/suspended-sentence-for-soldier-cathal-crotty-sends-wrong-message-dpp-argues-during-appeal/a376981293.html
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[13:55] DPP appeals the leniency of Crotty sentence in court
The Court of Appeal is hearing an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions against the leniency of a three year suspended sentence imposed on former soldier, Cathal Crotty, for beating a woman unconscious in a random attack.
https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0123/1492466-cathal-crotty/
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