Hospital porter injured trying to break up fight

A hospital porter was tossed aside and injured as he tried to break up a fight outside Mercy University Hospital and was out of work for three weeks as a result.

Hospital porter injured trying to break up fight

The man responsible for the assault, 29-year-old Patrick Kavanagh of 12 Nursery Drive, Ardfallen Rd, Ballinlough, Cork, was before Cork District Court yesterday for sentencing.

Inspector Eileen Foster said the incident occurred outside the hospital at 2.45am on March 2, 2014, when the accused appeared to be in an agitated condition after consuming alcohol.

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