Victim who suffered brain injuries asks that attacker be spared jail

A student who suffered brain injuries and required 41 stitches to the head after an assault on Grafton Street has told a court today that he does not want his attacker to go to prison.

Victim who suffered brain injuries asks that attacker be spared jail

A student who suffered brain injuries and required 41 stitches to the head after an assault on Grafton Street has told a court today that he does not want his attacker to go to prison.

Declan McGowan (aged 24) was convicted of assault causing harm to Thomas Carter last February but acquitted of the more serious charge of assault causing serious harm.

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