Teenager accused of stamping on man’s head

A man’s head was stamped on eight times after he witnessed a row in Dublin city centre, a court has heard.

Scott Cunningham, aged 18, from Kilbarron Park, Coolock, Dublin, is charged with assault causing harm to the man aged in his 20s at Westmoreland St on Sept-ember 8.

The youth claims he acted in self-defence, Dublin Children’s Court heard. He was a juvenile at the time of the alleged attack but has since reached adulthood.