Assault over refusal to dance

A man who assaulted a woman who refused to dance with him in a nightclub has been ordered to pay €1,000 in compensation.

Krzysztof Stefaniak, aged 36, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault, and to two public order charges, arising from an incident at O’Riada’s Nightclub, Macroom, Co Cork, on August 7.

Macroom District Court heard Stefaniak, with an address at 2 Lucy’s Lane, Macroom, approached a woman on the night in question and requested a dance.