Ex nun's rape conviction was miscarriage of justice, rules court

A former nun who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a young girl was today declared the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

Ex nun's rape conviction was miscarriage of justice, rules court
Thu, 01 Dec, 2005 - 16:00

A former nun who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a young girl was today declared the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

Nora Wall, 57, was convicted in 1999 along with a homeless man of the attack on the girl at St Michael’s Childcare Centre in Cappoquin, Co Waterford on an unknown date in 1987 or 1988.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: St Michael’s Childcare CentrePlace: Cappoquin, Co WaterfordPerson: Nora WallPerson: Director of Public ProsecutionPerson: JusticePerson: Nicholas KearnsPerson: WallPerson: Patricia PhelanOrganisation: Court of Criminal Appeal
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