Assaulted drugs courier avoids jail over injuries

A DRUGS courier who was viciously assaulted a week after he admitted having €200,000 of heroin has avoided jail because of the severity of the brain injury he suffered in the attack.

Limerick Circuit Court Judge Carroll Moran said it would be wrong to send Brian Carberry, 31, of Moran Drive, Drimnagh, Dublin, to prison because of his “unfortunate mental health”.

Carberry pleaded guilty to possession of heroin with an estimated street value of €200,000 at Ballycummin, Dooradoyle, Limerick on April 4, 2008.