Appeals court reduces man’s jail sentence for assault

A man jailed for seriously assaulting his ex-girlfriend’s work colleague, who was hit by a car and lost his foot, has had his sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal.

Joseph Cullen, aged 46, with an address at Adare Avenue, Coolock, Dublin 5, pleaded not guilty to alternative counts of assault causing harm and assault causing serious harm to Kevin Byrne in Finglas on March 2, 2008.

He was found guilty by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of assault causing serious harm to Mr Byrne and was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment by Judge Patricia Ryan on December 20, 2010.