Man apologised to stranger he had attacked in error

A Cork man who attacked a stranger in a case of mistaken identity apologised to the victim for getting the wrong man.

Donal Daly, defence solicitor, said during an appeal of a jail term that the accused had been on drugs at the time but has largely stayed out of trouble for the past three years.

Damien O’Brien, aged 44, from Cork City but now living at 34 St Colman’s Park, Macroom, Co Cork, appealed the five-month sentence for the assault.