Man with history of assaulting women has sentence doubled - three days before scheduled release

The Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin

Ruaidhrí Giblin

A man with a history of assaulting women has had his prison sentence doubled “on the eve of his release” after a finding that his original two year jail term for assaulting his present partner was too lenient.

Aaron Heffernan (39), with an address at John Paul Avenue, Cavan town, had pleaded guilty at Cavan Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of assaulting his partner causing her harm on October 21 and October 30, 2016.