Rapist who threw victim across laneway to avoid CCTV is jailed

A 27-year-old man from County Mayo has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment, with the final two years suspended, following his conviction for rape at the Central Criminal Court. He pleaded guilty to the offence, which occurred on 16 May 2015 in a Mayo town. During the attack, the man deliberately threw his victim across a laneway in an attempt to prevent a CCTV camera from recording the assault. He forced the…