Victim did not want payment to cut jail term

The mother of the woman sexually assaulted by Anthony Lyons said her daughter told the court a month ago that she did not want compensation if it would “in any way reduce the sentence”.

Lyons was given a six-year sentence for the attack on Griffith Avenue, north Dublin, in Oct 2010, but five-and-a-half years were suspended, leaving him with a custodial sentence of just six months.

The wealthy businessman was also ordered to pay €75,000 in compensation to the 27-year-old victim.