'Sadistic' attacker forced curtain pole into mother's lover, appeal court hears

Nathan Doherty, aged 24, from Legan in County Longford, appeared before the Court of Appeal on a sentence appeal brought by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Doherty had pleaded guilty to intentionally causing serious harm following an assault on 3 June 2018 at a property in Colehill, County Longford. The attack involved the use of a broken curtain pole and resulted in serious internal injuries to the victim, who…