Two samaritans injured trying to help woman

A motorist and a pizza parlour proprietor who came to the assistance of a woman on the street ended up being attacked by the man who was with her.

Adam O’Keeffe, who had been living between the Simon and St Vincent’s hostels in Cork at the time, was yesterday jailed after he pleaded guilty to two charges of assault causing harm to the men.

Inspector Adrian Gamble said on May 23, 2016, Garda Sheena Dowling and Sergeant Jason Wallace received a call about an altercation at The Rock Bar on Gilabbey St. Gardaí stopped opposite Amori pizza parlour.