Women of Honour say Defence Forces' handling of Crotty case 'beggars belief'

'Surely his admission of guilt should have been the moment to act, and not until there was either a sentence or an outcry' 

Women of Honour spokeswoman, retired Army captain Diane Byrne, said the Crotty case highlights how 'tone deaf' the Defence Forces continue to be. Picture: Damien Storan/PA

The Women of Honour group has said the Defence Forces' handling of a case in which a soldier was convicted for viciously attacking a woman on the street “beggars belief”.

Cathal Crotty, a member of the Defence Forces, walked free from court last week when he was given a three-year suspended sentence for attacking Natasha O’Brien in Limerick.