Demonstrations prompted by Cathal Crotty walking free from court after being given suspended sentence for attacking Natasha O’Brien
Natasha O'Brien who was assaulted by serving Irish soldier Cathal Crotty in Limerick in May. Photograph: Brendan GleesonMore than a thousand people have gathered in protests in Dublin and Cork in solidarity with a woman who was viciously assaulted by an Irish soldier.
Men, women and children of all ages carried placards calling for justice for Ms O’Brien and other victims of gender violence. “One in three rape cases ends in a partial or full suspended sentence. So this is not unusual. People may be reacting in a shocked way and I think that this has come to light because Natasha spoke out and probably because he’s in the army as well.
“Her life was dragged through our courts but she was brave enough to stand up and say it must not happen again.”
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