Former army private who attacked woman with broken glass bottle jailed for five years

A former army private who attacked a young woman with a broken glass bottle, leaving her “bleeding profusely” from the side of her face has been jailed for five years, writes Sarah-Jane Murphy.

Christopher O'Reilly (60) pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing serious harm on O'Connell Street, Dublin on June 10, 2010.