Nurse seriously injured in row

A newly qualified psychiatric nurse was seriously injured by one blow struck in anger after a disagreement at a late night deli-counter queue and yesterday the culprit — who was never in trouble before — was jailed for three years.

At Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday, the injured party, Cian McCarthy from Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, recalled the Oct 31, 2011, assault and said he was left wondering if he would ever fully recover.

Aidan Cullinane, aged 20, from 2 St Joseph’s Park, The Lough, Cork, said yesterday: “I would like to apologise, I never meant for it to happen.” His senior counsel, Tom Creed, said it was one blow struck in anger which had devastating consequences for Mr McCarthy, but also had a serious impact on the life of Cullinane.