Claims man used paragliding skills to injure himself

A man denied assaulting his daughter’s ex-husband, claiming the injuries were self-inflicted and that the man used paragliding skills to throw himself into shrubbery outside his ex’s house.

Patrick McCarthy, aged 63, of The Estuary, Church Rd, Carrigaline, Co Cork, and Andrew Sheehan, aged 37, from Lisnagoureen, Castletownroche, Co Cork, went on trial at Cork District Court yesterday, with each man charged with assaulting the other.

Mr Sheehan was at the house on the day of the disputed incident of May 27 for a domestic matter and yesterday Judge Olann Kelleher dismissed the charge against him. He found the facts proved against McCarthy, noting he had gotten to the age of 63 with no conviction and he adjourned the matter until December 5 to see how matters would settle down.