Assault causing harm sentence to double from 5 to 10 years under new domestic violence strategy - TheJournal.ie

Justice Minister Helen McEntee will today seek Cabinet approval for the five-year plan and the €363 million package to underpin it.

THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE for assault causing harm will double will from five years to ten years under a new Government initiative dubbed its zero tolerance plan to tackle domestic, sexual and gender base… [+3462 chars]

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