'Dangerous man' loses appeal against conviction for 'brutal and primal' sex attacks

He was convicted for random attacks on three women over five years and jailed for a total of 18 years and six months in May 2018.

The three-judge Court of Appeal dismissed all grounds, including a complaint that the offender was unlawfully detained by gardaí following the final attack in which he grabbed a woman from behind while brandishing a knife. File photo

A serial sex attacker who targeted random women walking alone in the early hours of the morning has lost an appeal against his conviction.

In a judgment delivered this morning, the three-judge Court of Appeal dismissed all grounds, including a complaint that the offender was unlawfully detained by gardaí following the final attack in which he grabbed a woman from behind while brandishing a knife.