Man spat part of his brother’s ear into garda’s face, court told

A man who bit off part of his brother’s ear in a fight spat the piece of skin into the face of a member of An Garda Síochána.

Kieran O’Donovan was yesterday given two five-month suspended terms for assaults on two gardaí.

Inspector Michael McGuire said O’Donovan, aged 26, of St Anne’s, 27 Wilton Lawn, Wilton, Cork, was arrested at MacCurtain St, Cork, on April 25, 2013.