Victim speaks of profound effect on her of savage attack

One of the victims of a man jailed for a series of random attacks on women in Dublin has spoken of her ordeal and the profound effect it still has on her.

Ruth Maxwell has also revealed her delight and relief at the lengthy sentence handed down by Judge Codd in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court last Thursday.

The assailant, a 34-year-old father-of-two, was jailed for 18 and a half years for carrying out the premeditated random attacks on her and two other women over five years.