A 38-year-old Offaly man who abused and assaulted his elderly parents in their own home has been given a 15-year jail sentence at Tullamore Circuit Court.
John Trimble Jr, with an address at Bolart, near Clara, had pleaded guilty to harassment, endangerment, assault and the false imprisonment of his 69-year-old mother Elizabeth and 70-year-old father John Sr at their home on dates during 2009.
Mr Trimble pleaded guilty to forcing both parents to take cold showers and drip dry next to an open back door of the house on a daily basis.
He also admitted denying them access to food, nutrition and medical attention.
