Hammer blow victim settles case by himself

A man attacked with a hammer for selling Bisto instead of heroin settled a compensation claim without reference to lawyers, the High Court sitting in Cork heard yesterday.

Michael O’Brien, of 100 Eden Villas, Glasthuil, Co Dublin, was in a casino in Ballincollig, Co Cork, when he was attacked by a man with a hammer, who fractured his face in two places.

The reason for the attack was because Mr O’Brien had sold his attacker Bisto gravy powder instead of brown heroin powder.