Man jailed for three years after attacking restaurant staff over noise dispute

Griffin later came out and threatened to kill himself while holding a kitchen knife to his throat. Picture: iStock

A man who carried out violent attacks on the staff of a fast-food restaurant under his flat in a dispute over late night opening hours and noise has been jailed for three years.

Judge Karen O'Connor said the fact that Gerard Griffin (63) carried out the first attacks on the business 10 days after the death of his son in 2017 was a “powerful” aspect of his mitigation.