THE family of an Irishman who was left brain damaged after being assaulted in Australia last night expressed their relief after a second man was sentenced for the attack.

A man arrested in Darwin in connection with an attack on Cork man David Keohane will appear in court early tomorrow morning.

A WOMAN who lied to Australian police about her boyfriend’s involvement in a vicious assault that left a young Irishman in a coma received a suspended sentence yesterday.