Racist assault left teenage law student blind in one eye

A Dublin teenager has been jailed for two years for a racist assault on a law student that caused him to lose sight in one eye.

Aaron Shattock, aged 19, of Kingswood Heights, Tallaght, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm on August 21, 2013, near exit 11 of the M50 in Tallaght.

The victim, DIT student Yasser Saud, aged 19, was in a park with his cousin Hudi Saud and a female friend when they met Shattock and another man who were both known to their female friend.