Cork man jailed for break-ins and attacking prison officers

He was also imprisoned for making lewd and offensive comments to a garda.

Matthew Ginnifer confessed to charges of assault causing harm to two prison officers at Cork Prison on December 28, 2019. File picture: Dan Linehan

A nine-month jail term was imposed on a man for attacking two prison officers, making lewd and offensive comments to a garda and breaking into apartments in Cork City where he left a trail of his own blood.

Judge Olann Kelleher imposed the total sentence of nine months on Matthew Ginnifer with an address at Batt Donegan Place in Charleville, County Cork.