Attacker struck twice within an hour

A Dubliner who attacked two women on the streets of Cork within less than an hour of each other, after pretending to be lost, was jailed for four years as he was described as a high risk of carrying out further violent and sexual assaults.

Dubliner Dylan Byrne, aged 20, with an address at 41 Embassy Manor, Kill, Co Kildare, was jailed for five years with the final year suspended.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin told the court: “This is a very frightening set of circumstances, two innocent women going home at night from work were violently put upon by this man.