Man who got suspended sentence for brutal attack on girlfriend after 12 pints jailed on appeal

Stephen Connor had originally been sentenced at Letterkenny Circuit Court to two-and-a-half years in jail with the sentence suspended.

A man who brutally assaulted his girlfriend after downing a dozen pints of Guinness has been jailed for 18 months after he originally walked free from court.

Stephen Connor subjected the woman to a brutal onslaught during which he repeatedly punched her in the face and threatened her with knives.