Courts must 'be a place of humanity', Natasha O'Brien tells Limerick protest

Natasha O'Brien speaking at the protest outside Limerick Courthouse on Wednesday. Picture: Eamon Ward

Justice campaigner Natasha O’Brien has called on lawmakers and judges around the country “to do better” in respect of sentencing laws for serious crimes.

The assault victim said she was traumatised by the manner in which Limerick Circuit Court judge Tom O’Donnell last week imposed a fully suspended three-year sentence on solider Cathal Crotty after he beat Ms O’Brien unconscious in an unprovoked assault in Limerick City.