Parents happy with attacker’s sentence

The parents of a 13-year-old girl whose attempted abduction led to the arrest of a convicted rapist, said they are glad their ordeal is over.

They said they are relieved that “the roads are safe for another while for the young girls and young women of this country”.

The couple, who cannot be named to protect their daughter’s identity, said they were happy with the 13-year sentence imposed on Dermot Murphy, aged 43, of Atlantic Coast Apartments, Tramore, Co Waterford.