Cathal Crotty jailed for two years after fully-suspended sentence …
Jan 23, 2025 · Former soldier Cathal Crotty has been jailed by the Court of Appeal for two years for his “brutal and unprovoked” physical assault on a “defenceless” woman in Limerick city. The appeal ...
Crotty jailed as appeal judge quashes original sentence - RTÉ
Jan 23, 2025 · The Court of Appeal has ruled a three-year wholly suspended sentence imposed on former soldier Cathal Crotty, for beating a woman unconscious in a random attack, was unduly lenient and jailed him ...
Irish soldier jailed after suspended sentence appealed
Jan 23, 2025 · Cathal Crotty, who is 22 and from Ardnacrusha in County Clare, had been handed a suspended sentence for the offence last June. He attacked 25-year-old Natasha O'Brien in Limerick in 2022 after she ...
Irish soldier jailed for assault after suspended sentence overturned …
Jan 23, 2025 · Cathal Crotty, who is 22 and from Ardnacrusha in County Clare, had been handed a suspended sentence for the offence last June. He attacked 25-year-old Natasha O'Brien in Limerick in 2022 after she ...
Former soldier Cathal Crotty re-sentenced to two years in prison …
Jan 23, 2025 · Cathal Crotty. In court last June, Judge Tom O’Donnell wished Natasha well and asked her if she understood “the significance” of Cathal’s guilty plea. The 22-year-old’s guilty plea eliminated the necessity for a trial which would have compounded her trauma and would have prolonged the case by approximately 18 months.
Cathal Crotty jailed for two years for assault on Natasha O’Brien
Jan 23, 2025 · The Court of Appeal has overturned the fully suspended sentence handed down to former soldier Cathal Crotty and jailed him for two years for beating Natasha O’Brien unconscious on a public street after she asked him to stop shouting homophobic abuse.. The three-judge court imposed the sentence after an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who argued that the fully suspended ...
Serving soldier who beat woman unconscious and boasted about …
Jun 20, 2024 · Cathal Crotty (22), of Parkroe Heights, Ardnacrusha, Co Clare, had initially tried to blame his victim Natasha O’Brien (24), by wrongly telling gardaí who arrested him that she had instigated the...
Irish soldier who beat woman unconscious dismissed from military …
Jul 11, 2024 · Private Cathal Crotty, 22, is no longer employed by the Irish military, an Irish Defence forces spokesperson confirmed. It comes after he was convicted of attacking 24-year-old Natasha O'Brien in Limerick in 2022, breaking her nose and leaving her unconscious on …
Cathal Crotty: No justice says victim as soldier avoids jail - BBC
Jun 21, 2024 · Cathal Crotty, 22, attacked 24-year-old Natasha O'Brien in Limerick, punching her six times, after she asked him to stop shouting homophobic abuse.
Cathal Crotty: Appeal lodged against soldier's suspended sentence - BBC
Jul 1, 2024 · Cathal Crotty, 22, punched 24-year-old Natasha O'Brien on O'Connell Street in Limerick six times, after she asked him to stop shouting homophobic abuse.