Born-again Christian hit with samurai sword

Jeremiah Condon, aged 60, of 99 Roche’s Buildings, Cork, accused his neighbour, David Cotter, aged 47, of 100 Roche’s Buildings, of arriving at his front door with a man armed with a samurai sword and headbutting him. Cotter accused Mr Condon of hitting him in the head with a golf putter.
Judge Olann Kelleher dismissed two charges against Mr Condon of engaging in an affray and producing a weapon, namely the putter.