I would kill rapist of my children, admits councillor

A CORK CITY Sinn Féin councillor has said child rapists should “hang upside down and have their fingers cut off so they could die a slow, painful death”.

Farranree-based Jonathan O’Brien said he could not fathom why a politician with Kathleen Lynch’s expertise would write a reference letter on behalf of a convicted rapist.

He was speaking after Labour TD Lynch apologised for writing a letter stating the family of convicted rapist Trevor Casey had good standing in the community. Mr O’Brien said the personal relationship between Ms Lynch and the family was irrelevant.