Man had ear removed after biting incident

A final-year student’s left ear, bitten off by a classmate on a Christmas night out, later had to be amputated after surgery was unsuccessful.

Man had ear removed after biting incident

Victim Colm Holland had intervened to protect another student from attacker Michael Aherne, 29, from Barrett’s Hill, Ballinhassig, Co Cork.

The ear bite incident occurred on December 20, 2013.

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