Man cannot remember being assaulted

THE young man who was left fighting for his life after a vicious assault in Australia has opened his eyes and spoken to family members.

Man cannot remember being assaulted

But John Counihan, 23, from Castlecor near Mallow in Co Cork, has no recollection of the attack on Bondi Beach on September 22. He was punched and kicked in the head by a group of at least three men after a row over a game of pool at a pub.

He suffered severe head injuries and was in a medically-induced coma in a critical condition in Saint Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, since the attack.

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