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19/11/2013
Convicted Sex Attackers Sentence 'Too Lenient'
A six year sentence, with five-and-a-half years suspended, handed out to a businessman for the sexual assault of a young woman has been ruled as "too lenient".
The Court of Criminal Appeal found that the sentence given to Anthony Lyons, of Grittith Avenue, Dublin, was too lenient, ruling that mitigating factors in the case "could not justify" the sentence.
Anthony Lyons was convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman in the early hours of 03 October 2010.
He originally denied the assault but later claimed he attacked the woman due to a combination of cholesterol medication and alcohol.
Lyons was released from prison in December 2012.
It is understood that the appeal court will meet again to hear submissions as to what sentence should now be imposed on Lyons.
(MH/CD)
The Court of Criminal Appeal found that the sentence given to Anthony Lyons, of Grittith Avenue, Dublin, was too lenient, ruling that mitigating factors in the case "could not justify" the sentence.
Anthony Lyons was convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman in the early hours of 03 October 2010.
He originally denied the assault but later claimed he attacked the woman due to a combination of cholesterol medication and alcohol.
Lyons was released from prison in December 2012.
It is understood that the appeal court will meet again to hear submissions as to what sentence should now be imposed on Lyons.
(MH/CD)
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