Man with history of robbing elderly gets five years for assault on pensioner

A man who hit a 70-year-old man over the head with a crowbar and stole his bus pass has been sentenced to five years in prison, with the final 12 months suspended.

James Wall (aged 32) pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to pensioner David Corcoran at a housing complex in Dublin 7 on October 11, 2010.