Killer faces challenge to sentence over death of Rachel

CONVICTED killer Ian Horgan will have the leniency of his 18-month sentence for the manslaughter and rape of Cork woman Rachel Kiely challenged on April 19.

The Director of Public Prosecutions lodged an appeal almost a year ago against the sentence imposed on Ian Horgan, aged 23, from Ballincollig, for the killing and rape of the young Ballincollig woman in October 2000.

Under the existing sentence, Horgan is due to get out of jail in September.