Actor scarred for life by teen

A young actor cannot get any roles after being left permanently scarred by a teenager who slashed his face with a piece of glass in a row about drugs, a court has heard.

The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named because he is a minor, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing serious harm to Andrew Cusack, 21, on Dame Lane, Dublin in the early hours of May 2. Judge Melanie Greally yesterday jailed the youth, who has six previous convictions, for four years with the final year suspended.

Mr Cusack read a victim impact statement to the court: “You have tarnished my life, my reputation and my face. Every night I go to bed, I am reminded of what you did to me. And when I wake up I am reminded of what you did to me. Every time I meet someone I’m aware of my deformity.”