Man found guilty following Cork rampage

A 38-year-old man who went on the rampage in Cork cty and in Cork airport, in a stolen vehicle, has been found guilty by a jury at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

A 38-year-old man who went on the rampage in Cork city and in Cork airport, in a stolen vehicle, has been found guilty by a jury at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

Edmund Stapleton, of no fixed abode, had denied a total of 12 charges - including assaulting a garda causing him harm, and threatening to kill a garda.

Charges also included hijacking an airport police vehicle and stealing a garda Jeep.

Stapleton hadn't denied the incident, but claimed he was insane at the time, due to bipolar affective disorder.

However, a psychiatrist for the prosecution said he didn't believe Stapleton was insane at the time, but was intoxicated, having consumed cannabis in the run up to the incident.

Judge Sean Ó Donnabháin remanded him in custody for sentencing next Wednesday.