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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Irish defence forces to discharge soldier who attacked woman and avoided jail

Protesters holding homemade signs including one saying 'justice for Natasha'
Protesters in Dublin last month after the sentencing of Cathal Crotty. Photograph: Cate McCurry/PA

Ireland’s defence forces are to discharge a soldier who avoided jail after brutalising a woman in a random street attack, in a case that provoked a national outcry.

Senior army officers have completed dismissal proceedings against Cathal Crotty, 22, who is to be formally discharged on Thursday, Irish media reported.

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