'Victim of violent acts' jailed for carrying knife six times in Cork city

Dean Madden did not follow through with aftercare for his heroin addiction

A man was caught carrying a knife in Cork city on six separate occasions and today he was jailed for 18 months for these and other crimes.

Judge Olann Kelleher remarked on the serious concern about knife-related crime in the city as he sentenced Dean Madden at Cork District Court.