Man jailed after putting bottle to priest’s throat

A priest was put in fear when a drunken man held a bottle to him and threatened him after the priest approached a group of people outside a church.

Man jailed after putting bottle to priest’s throat

Yesterday, the man was jailed for six months on a charge of assault.

Inspector Adrian Gamble said at Cork District Court yesterday that the incident occurred at around 6pm on July 15, 2015.

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