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A MAN who strangled a woman before attempting to rape her in a 'horrifying' has been jailed. Francis O'Connor, 30, from Doncaster was also convicted of intimidating a witness after trying to get his victim to drop the charges. Last week, O'Connor was jailed for 11-and-a-half years at Sheffield Crown Court, with a four-year extended licence period. "O'Connor subjected his victim … [Read more...] about Man who strangled and attempted to rape woman is jailed over ‘horrifying’ attack

GARDAÍ investigating the disappearance of a woman from Waterford City more than three decades ago have released an age-progressed image of her to try and help solve the case. However, investigators are also exploring the probability that Imelda Keenan is deceased and want to establish what happened to her. Miss Keenan, then 22, was last seen in Waterford on January 3, … [Read more...] about Gardaí released age-progressed picture of woman missing from Waterford for three decades

GARDAÍ have arrested two teenagers after a man was left in a critical condition in hospital following an incident in Co. Westmeath. The two, both 17-year-old males, were arrested this morning and are currently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a garda station in the Midlands. It follows the discovery of a man with serious injuries on Grove … [Read more...] about Two teenagers arrested after man left in critical condition following incident in Co. Westmeath

A WOMAN is in a critical condition in hospital following a road traffic incident in Galway in the early hours of this morning. The woman, who was travelling on an electric scooter, was discovered with serious injuries on Shantalla Road. It is believed the incident occurred at some point between 1am and 2.15am today. The injured woman, aged in her 50s, was removed to University … [Read more...] about Woman travelling on electric scooter left in critical condition after road traffic incident in Galway

A MAN who died following a single-vehicle road traffic collision in Newry has been named locally as Dominic McGrath. The 33-year-old pedestrian passed away at the scene following the incident, which occurred at around 4.30pm on Tuesday. It was reported that a bus was involved in the collision in the Mall area of the city. Following the incident, public transport operator … [Read more...] about Man who died in Newry collision involving bus is named locally