A student who suffered brain injuries and required 41 stitches to the head after an assault on Grafton St, Dublin, has told a court he does not want his attacker to go to prison.

A student who suffered brain injuries and required 41 stitches to the head after an assault on Grafton Street has told a court today that he does not want his attacker to go to prison.

A student who required brain surgery after being punched on Grafton Street is urging a court not to jail his attacker.

A man is to be sentenced today for attacking a student on Grafton Street leaving him in need of 41 stitches to his head.