A violent burglar used as “muscle” to evict a family from their home, in an attack led by former INLA man Dessie O’Hare, has had his prison sentence increased on foot of an appeal by prosecutors.

Former INLA man Dessie O'Hare, who was known as "The Border Fox", has been jailed by the Special Criminal Court for seven years for his involvement in a gang which evicted a man and his family from their home.

Republican prisoner Dessie O’Hare, who is serving a 40 year jail term, is currently on temporary release, it emerged tonight.