Calls to the domestic violence support service, Lifeline Inishowen have quadrupled after a serving member of the defence forces was given a suspended sentence for his attack on a young woman.
Natasha O’Brien was beaten unconscious by Cathal Crotty in May 2022.
He received a suspended sentence for the attack, leading to protests yesterday and prompting calls for tougher sentencing.
Elly Barr, Co-Ordinator of Lifeline Inishowen told today’s Nine til Noon Show that the case has triggered women to reach out:
