Sentence for rapist father of Fiona Doyle 'unduly lenient', court rules

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the sentence handed down to Patrick O’Brien for raping his daughter Fiona Doyle was unduly lenient.

Sentence for rapist father of Fiona Doyle 'unduly lenient', court rules

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the sentence handed down to Patrick O’Brien for raping his daughter Fiona Doyle was unduly lenient.

The 74-year-old from Oldcourt in Bray, Co. Wicklow was originally jailed for three years for inflicting a decade of abuse against his daughter, Fiona Doyle between 1973 to 1982.

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