Daughter of woman left with brain injuries after brutal rape calls for longer prison sentences

The daughter of a woman who was left with life-changing injuries following a brutal rape has called for longer prison sentences for violent criminals.

In April 2018 Anthony Cassidy, a father-of-one with an address at Tinryland, Carlow, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to rape and assault causing serious harm of Laura Gates on June 25, 2017. He had 34 previous convictions, including two assaults and for soliciting for sex in the UK, at the time of the trial.