Cork man responsible for axe attack walks free

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin imposed a sentence of 18 months on John Mullane of 15 Market Place, Kanturk, County Cork, backdated to when he went into custody two weeks ago, the balance of which was suspended from today at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

A 59-year-old father-of-five who spent the last fortnight in jail for striking another man in the head with an axe and assaulting the victim’s partner when she tried to protect him was released from jail today.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin imposed a sentence of 18 months on John Mullane of 15 Market Place, Kanturk, County Cork, backdated to when he went into custody two weeks ago, the balance of which was suspended from today at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.