Student acquitted in assault case resulting in wheelchair confinement

A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has acquitted a second Dublin student who was accused of an assault which has resulted in the victim being confined to a wheelchair.

Eoin Hogan (aged 23) of Ballyogan Wood, Carrickmines was found not guilty by the jury after almost nine and a half hours deliberation on day 15 of the trial and was discharged from the court by Judge Michael White.