Man who threw rock at deli in Cork, narrowly missing child, released from jail

The young man, who has mental health issues, had been sleeping rough but now has a bed available to him at a hostel

Paul Maguire admitted causing €300 worth of criminal damage to the property. File photo: iStock

A young man with mental health issues who hurled a rock at the front of a delicatessen in Ballintemple narrowly missing an infant in a buggy was released from jail today.

Paul Maguire, 20, of no fixed address has been in custody since November 20, 2020, on remand in relation to this case.