Man who stabbed GAA star Cooper gets five years in jail; was on crystal meth at time of attack

A man who stabbed Dublin GAA star Jonny Cooper hours after attacking a taxi driver has been jailed for five years.

Man who stabbed GAA star Cooper gets five years in jail; was on crystal meth at time of attack

A man who stabbed Dublin GAA star Jonny Cooper hours after attacking a taxi driver has been jailed for five years.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that 32-year-old Mark Lavelle was on crystal meth when he carried out the frenzied and unprovoked attack.

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