Corkman broke man’s jaw after dare to attack stranger

A late-night dare game called “Odds” resulted in a young man who was never in trouble in his life walking up to a total stranger, punching him in the face, and breaking his jaw. The culprit was jailed yesterday.

Paul Coveney of 24 Parkwood Close, Parklands, Commons Rd, Cork, was sentenced to three years with the last two and a half suspended at Cork Circuit Criminal Court where he pleaded guilty to a charge of assault causing harm to Eimhin Daly, who was standing outside McDonald’s on Winthrop St, Cork, on October 19, 2014, when the attack was carried out.

Judge Donagh McDonagh said: “The game of Odds, I have never heard of it before. A group of young men sit around thinking of antisocial if not criminal behaviour. In this case he was dared to engage in criminal behaviour. Without much ado he did so.