A Cork man who got a 14-year jail term for crimes including the robbery of a 79-year-old woman, causing her horrific life-changing injuries, had one year reduced from his sentence on appeal today.

A 79-year-old woman visiting her dying brother was attacked and robbed outside her own home, sustaining injuries that have deprived her of her independence.

A fourteen-year jail term was imposed today on a young man who robbed a 79-year-old woman causing her horrific life-changing injuries.

Bill George