Soldier who attacked woman pleads for his job as victim demands his dismissal

A soldier spared jail over savagely beating a woman in the street told us he wants to stay in the army - as his victim called for his dismissal.

READ MORE: Tanaiste praises 'courage' of soldier attack victim Natasha O'Brien and explains why commanding officer was in court “Because in court he got his case squashed and a three-year suspended sentence. But it’s the media that’s put him further into it.Crotty’s father continued by claiming the judge had given his son a suspended sentence — but he was now being further punished by media and social media.“The court has done his case, and this is the way it’s gone. And now it’s media, Snapchat, Facebook, RTE news, blah, blah, blah, after the fact.

Meanwhile, victim Natasha O’Brien said Crotty should face “immediate dismissal” from the Defence Forces. “I wasn’t able to cope with reality, whether that was staying in bed for days or getting a bottle of wine.” “I am enraged for my nation more than for myself because this is much more bigger than me,” Ms O’Brien said,“I would like to see some true justice, I would like to see some effective change in the Dail.”

She hoped that the Director of Public Prosecutions would appeal Crotty’s sentence on the grounds that it was too lenient, but said legal sources had indicated to her an appeal may be unlikely.

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