The huge passage of time added to the complexity of finalising a case involving an assault which occurred 14 years ago, a judge said yesterday.

A jury which last night found a Limerick man guilty of slitting a man’s throat with a blade added a rider to their verdict, saying that the accused’s actions were not intentional but reckless.

A man driving a group home from a 21st birthday party in Limerick collided with a parked car and ended up having his throat slit by the vehicle owner, a court heard.