Jailed for ‘kung-fu type’ kick on female garda

A man has been jailed for a kung-fu style kick on a garda which resulted in her requiring medical attention.

Keith Rock, aged 38, of 10 Woodside, Ballinora, Waterfall, Co Cork, pleaded guilty at Cork District Court to a charge of assault causing harm to Garda Hilary Daly.

Defence solicitor, Emmet Boyle, said Rock was deeply remorseful and apologetic for what he did on the night before New Year’s Eve.