FF proposes sentencing council after rapist bailed

Fianna Fáil is set to introduce a Bill aimed at establishing a sentencing council, similar to the one in operation in Britain.

FF proposes sentencing council after rapist bailed

Fianna Fáil is set to introduce a Bill aimed at establishing a sentencing council, similar to the one in operation in Britain.

Yesterday, a 72-year-old man who pleaded guilty to repeatedly raping his daughter over a nine-year period, walked free after being bailed from court, after receiving a 12-year sentence with nine years suspended.

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