Soccer player awarded €47k over ‘cowardly’ match assault

A SOCCER player was awarded €47,000 in the High Court yesterday arising from an incident during a match which the judge described as an “unfair and cowardly” assault when the man’s jaw was fractured after he was punched by a player.

Wesley Purdy, 30, of Seasons Park, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow, was successful in his proceedings against Brendan Doyle of St John’s Villas, Arklow, Co Wicklow.

Mr Doyle, who represented himself had consented to judgment at an earlier hearing before Mr Justice Vivian Lavan and the case was before the judge for assessment only.