A Dublin man who raped his 65-year-old mother on Mother’s Day has been sentenced to 15 years in jail.
Mr Justice Barry White described the case as one of the most horrendous, if not the most horrendous rape case he has ever encountered in his career, reports the Irish Examiner.
The attack happened at around 11pm on Mother’s Day 2008, when the 45-year-old man called over to his mothers house, made vodka drinks, put on a Joe Dolan CD and then raped her.
During the trial the mother said: “When I realized what was happening I said leave me alone. I kept saying leave me alone.”
The accused has maintained that the sex was consensual and that one thing had 'led to another.'
The victim, who was on several prescribed medications at the time of the attack, told the jury that she thinks she blacked out during the attack.
On Monday, the court heard the accused fled to the UK after he was charged. He had a previous conviction for killing a woman.
The 45-year-old has been remanded in custody since his conviction last July at the Central Criminal Court. The judge imposed a 15 year sentence with two and a half years suspended.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.bogsidebunny | Oct 03, 2012, 07:15 AM EDT
You're 100% correct WoundedKnee the government keeps the Irish in the dark and tells them only what they want to. Incest is rampent here. Father-daughter, father-son, the rate is staggering. irishamerica46: he only serve about 6 years. The irish will not put people in jail because it costs money. They'd rather give the early release (the jail warden "Governor in Irish talk", has the authority to give early releases). So if the prisoner is 1) disruptive 2) Has political connections 3) The right amount of money they get the "Get out of Jail free" card.
irishamerica46 | Oct 02, 2012, 05:31 PM EDT
He killed a women and now raped is Mother. 15 years is not enough, should be life instead. You guys are too liberal.
WoundedKnee | Oct 02, 2012, 12:33 PM EDT
Have to commend Irish Central, with all its faults, for not flinching from the reality of today's Ireland. The Ireland that Board Failte won't tell you about!