Judge: He is an angry little man, isn’t he

A young man got into a spiral of violent crimes following the drowning of a friend who tried to rescue a horse from a river’s undercurrent.

Ruben Stillwell, aged 19, of 3A Old Youghal Rd, Cork, faced charges of stealing a €600 iPhone, violent disorder, and assault causing harm to the owner of the phone at both Beechwood Park and Ballinlough Rd, on December 10, 2016.

Inspector John Deasy said a group of teenagers outside O’Driscoll’s shop on Ballinlough Rd were effectively followed to the nearby Japanese Gardens by Stillwell and others and the assaults and theft of the phone occurred.