12 and a half years for ‘savage, brutal, prolonged’ rape

A Limerick man has been sentenced to 12 and a half years imprisonment for punching, kicking, and repeatedly raping a woman in her home.

The “savage, brutal, and prolonged” attack by Alan Hanley, 34, only came to an end when the woman ran naked from her house, with only a towel and a throw on her, while the rapist tried to turn off a smoke alarm.

The alarm went off as Hanley had been burning cut-up pieces of a rug on which he had ejaculated during the attack.