Man charged after assault on French doctor

A MAN appeared in court in relation to an alleged assault in the early hours of Sunday morning which left a young French doctor fighting for his life in hospital.

The 26-year-old victim, Guillane Osterstock from Montpellier in southern France, suffered injuries during an altercation in Dublin’s Temple Bar.

The injured man, a doctor, was brought to Beaumont Hospital, the specialist head injury centre in Ireland. He suffered serious head injuries. He is understood to be working as a locum doctor in the same hospital and is also studying at the Royal College of Surgeons.