Natasha O'Brien 'overwhelmed' by support ahead of protests over soldier's sentence

Natasha O'Brien, 24 , said that  'everyone that are victims of crimes, they are overlooked by the courts and the system of justice'. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

Natasha O’Brien has said she has “no words to describe how overwhelmed” she feels with the public support, after speaking out at the sentence handed down to the soldier who attacked her.

Cathal Crotty, a serving member of the Irish Defence Forces, walked free after being given a three-year suspended sentence for punching Ms O'Brien unconscious in an unprovoked attack in 2022.