'Today, I am proud,' says woman as ex-soldier is jailed for 'cynical and cold campaign of rape'

Niall Kennedy was convicted by a jury last December of 12 counts of rape on 11 different occasions in August 2017

Mr Justice Paul Burns said the case was characterised by a more than usual degree of degradation and abuse of trust of the woman and set a headline sentence of 13 years. File photo

A former soldier who was convicted of “a cynical and cold campaign of rape” against a woman has been jailed for 10 years and ordered not to contact the woman again.

The woman has previously described to the court the effects of a controlling and violent relationship with Niall Kennedy (31) which culminated in him repeatedly raping her.