Child rapist appeals life sentence

A man who lured two girls away from a birthday party and told them he would cut their parents’ throats before repeatedly raping them has moved to appeal his life sentence.

The 32-year-old man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to raping the nine- and six-year-old girls in a flat in Athlone on September 28, 2013.

He was given two life sentences by Mr Justice Paul Carney on March 3, 2014.