Man avoids jail for slapping 11-year-old girl in shopping centre after 'severe provocation'

A 43-year-old cleaner who "snapped" when slapping an 11-year-old girl across the face with his open hand after he saw the child pour liquid over his distressed wife has escaped a conviction.

In the case at Ennis District Court, father of one, Redas Jokna of Ballycasey Crescent, Shannon, pleaded guilty to the assault of the local child on September 8, 2018, at the SkyCourt shopping centre in Shannon.