Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Francis Oseghale

1 report across 1 case, 31 May 2023 to 31 May 2023

Suspect: Francis Oseghale, non-Irish man (judged from name)Francis Oseghale

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Offences
Sexual assault
Where
Co. Galway
Reporting
1 report, 31 May 2023 to 31 May 2023
Outlets
irishmirror.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Taxi driver sentenced for sexual assault in Galway Sexual assault · Co. Galway

    A taxi driver sexually assaulted a 31-year-old woman while she slept in the back of his cab in Galway city in the early hours of 15 July 2018. Chloe Hornibrook, who said she had been drinking, got into the taxi at the rank on Bridge Street and fell asleep. Gardaí identified Francis Oseghale through CCTV within a week and DNA from the driver was found on the victim's breast. Oseghale initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea to guilty before the November 2022 trial date. He was sentenced on 23 May 2023 at Galway Circuit Court to 18 months in prison with a further 18 months under probation.

    Sentenced, 31 May 2023Convicted · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Francis Oseghale, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 31 May2023
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, in Taxi driver sentenced for sexual assault in Galway
    Galway taxi driver jailed over sexually assaulting sleeping mum
    convicted, Francis Oseghale, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Francis Oseghale

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