Attacker who blinded burglary victim sentenced to ten years

A Kildare man who carried out a violent burglary which left a man blinded in one eye has received a ten year sentence.

Mark Farrelly (19) was one of two men who broke into a family home during the night demanding money. A resident in the home suffered a punctured lung and lost the sight in his left eye after being stabbed eight times during the burglary.