Man gets three years for assault with wine bottle

A man who smashed his cousin’s teeth with a wine bottle after a New Year’s Eve party before he struck him a second time on the back of the head has received a three-year sentence with 18 months suspended.

Robert Simpson (aged 44) assaulted William O’Connell after an argument because his cousin had asked him to leave his home. Mr O’Connell was sleeping in an armchair when he woke up in shock after he felt like his teeth were smashed.