A County Mayo man convicted of raping his daughter between 2006 and 2010 when she was aged seven to eleven has had his case heard in the Court of Appeal. The 47-year-old was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment, with the final year suspended, following his conviction in the Central Criminal Court last February. During proceedings this week, the victim gave evidence via video link that she was manipulated by her father's relatives into visiting him at the Midlands Prison shortly after trial. She stated she had been told her father was starving himself and dying, though she later said she was confused about her reasons for the visit. The man denied attempting to influence his daughter and maintained he wished to see her welfare. The Court of Appeal hearing continues later this month before Mr Justice John Edwards, Ms Justice Máire Whelan and Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy.
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