Sarah McDermott (right) had her sentence cut two months after co-accused, Eileen Igoe (left) had hers reduced
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A nun jailed for abusing vulnerable youngsters at an orphanage has had her prison term cut following an appeal.
Sister Sarah McDermott was given a three-year sentence for mistreating children at Smyllum Park between 1969 and 1981 following a six-week trial at Airdrie Sheriff Court in January.
Her co-accused, Sister Eileen Igoe, 79, and carer Margaret Hughes, 77, succeeded in their bid to have their sentences cut in May due to “insufficient” weight being given to their age.
Judges at the Court of Appeal agreed to cut McDermott’s sentence to seven months for the same reasons.
Top of page picture is of Smyllum Park children’s home where the offences took place.