Man who sexually assaulted neighbour as her son slept beside her returns to court

A man who sexually assaulted his neighbour while her eight-year-old son lay in bed beside her has had his two-year suspended sentence increased following a successful appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions.

However the 43-year-old man, who cannot be named in order to protect the identity of the victim, will not spend any time in jail as his new four-year sentence was also suspended in full by the Court of Appeal today.