Court overturns life sentence for man convicted of abusing girl

A life sentence handed down to convicted armed robber Christy Griffin for raping and sexually abusing a young girl has been overturned on appeal.

The 41-year-old of Ridgewood Green, Swords in Dublin will now serve 15 years having been convicted on two counts of rape and nine counts of indecent assault on dates between 1993 and 2001.