Hospital porter’s arm injured in fracas

A hospital porter who came to the assistance of his colleagues dealing with a fracas held down one of the men who tossed him onto the floor, injuring his arm.

Patrick Kavanagh, aged 29, of 12 Nursery Drive, Ardfallen Rd, Ballinlough, Cork, had the case against him listed for trial yesterday at Cork District Court but he failed to appear.

After hearing the prosecution evidence in his absence, Judge Olann Kelleher found Kavanagh guilty on the charge of assaulting hospital porter JJ Cronin on March 2, 2014. The judge issued a bench warrant for Kavanagh following his conviction.