Contrite Corkman who head-butted another for perceived lewd gesture spared jail

The young man "effectively begged and borrowed €1,500" to give to the injured party as a gesture of compensation

He has been given a six-month suspended jail term at Cork District Court. File photo

A young man who thought that another man had made a lewd gesture to his girlfriend reacted by head-butting the other man and now the assailant has paid €1,500 compensation to the injured party.

He has been given a six-month suspended jail term at Cork District Court.