Manuela killer given life for rape of French student

Gerald Barry, the 29-year-old Galway city man who is serving life for the murder of Swiss student Manuela Riedo, was given two concurrent life sentences today for the double rape of a French student in August 2007, committed just weeks before he murdered Ms Riedo.

Mr Justice Paul Carney said he had to impose the maximum penalty of life imprisonment for both rapes given Barry's propensity to kill and rape, and because he believed Barry would do so again if given the opportunity.