Man jailed over 'mindless, vicious' assault

The injured party suffered a number of injuries after the seemingly random assault, the most serious of which was a fracture to the ankle.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin said: “This is a difficult case to understand. Picture: Andy Gibson

A 21-year-old man has been jailed for two years after carrying out a mindless, vicious, and unprovoked assault on a 47-year-old man walking alone on a laneway in Dunmanway on a Sunday afternoon.

Bradley Williamson, of Moses Road, Clonakilty, Co Cork, pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to the charge of assault causing harm to the other man on May 26 at Market Square, Dunmanway, Co Cork.