Spanish man recovering after assault with golf club by gang

Investigations are ongoing after a Spanish man was attacked with a golf club in Cork city when he refused to hand over cigarettes or his mobile phone to a gang of youths.

Jordi Roca, aged 39, from Valencia, was in a critical but stable condition in Cork University Hospital (CUH) last night after suffering severe head injuries in the unprovoked attack on Monday.

He was on his way home with a male and female friend at around 10pm when they were confronted by a gang of up to 10 youths who had been drinking near the White Street car park.