V-SAC provided court accompaniment to 1,267 victims of crime, prosecution witness and their family/friends. The cases involved 35 Murder/Manslaughter/Attempted Murder, 123 Rape/Sexual Assault, 48 Assault, 76 Domestic Violence, 62 Other (incl. Human Trafficking, Criminal Damage, Theft, etc). These cases spanned Central Criminal Court, Circuit Courts and District Courts in a number of counties. V-SAC also supported victims in 57 pre-trial visits, 65 sentencing hearings, 10 retrials and 8 appeals.
News
V-SAC’s mentioned in the news
V-SAC featured in a number of papers recently. The articles highlighted V-SAC’s free service available to victims of crime, prosecution witnesses and their family and friends while they attend court.
V-SAC are expanding its service
V-SAC are expanding the court accompaniment service into the Eastern and South Circuit Courts. The services are free and available to anyone who has been a victim of crime and are due to attend court. V-SAC also supports victims in pre-trial visits, sentencing hearings, retrials, and appeals.
V-SAC are currently recruiting volunteers for these regions and full training is provided. If you are from Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Nenagh, Portlaoise, Naas, Trim, Dundalk or Bray and are interested in volunteering, check out the Volunteering tab for more details.