Man tries to throw glass at judge after hearing comment about his mother

A man who was due to be sentenced for being a passenger in a stolen car jumped out of the dock and tried to throw a glass of water at Judge Patrick McCartan (pictured).

A man who was due to be sentenced for being a passenger in a stolen car jumped out of the dock and tried to throw a glass of water at Judge Patrick McCartan.

Leon Murphy (aged 20) was before Judge McCartan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court when he took issue over a comment the judge made about his mother.