Boy headbutted neighbour for insulting his mother

A 15-year-old headbutted the next door neighbour because of insults to his mother and the egging of their car in a dispute which allegedly included the “murder” of a cat.

The boy denied the assault and there was a hearing of the case at the juvenile court at Cork District Court yesterday.

Judge Con O’Leary convicted the teenager of assaulting the man, who is aged around 40, and put sentencing back for a month to allow time for the preparation of a probation report.