Man seen discarding long knife

Gardaí on duty near a bridge by the South Ring Rd in Cork saw a man take a long knife from the side of his pants as if he was drawing a sword and throw it over the side of the bridge.

Ian Cunningham, of 28 Clashduv Rd, Cork, denied the charge of being in possession of the knife at the time, but was convicted of the offence yesterday at Cork District Court.

Sergeant Brendan Barry Murphy was the front seat passenger in a patrol car driven by Garda Kay Griffin after 5.30am on November 10, 2013.