Jail for 'vulnerable' Cork man who sexually abused his two nieces

Ms Justice Siobhán Lankford imposed a sentence of eight years with the last year suspended at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork today. 

Reporting restrictions prevent identification of the accused. File image

A seven-year jail term was imposed on “a vulnerable man with cognitive difficulties” who sexually abused his two nieces – repeatedly assaulting one of them sexually for three to four years from when she was aged eight.

Ms Justice Siobhán Lankford imposed a sentence of eight years with the last year suspended at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork on Monday.