Teenager jailed for random attack that left another with fractured skull and brain bleed

Since the attack, the victim has suffered two epileptic seizures and was diagnosed with epilepsy secondary to a traumatic brain injury

Alan Clarke pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm at O'Connell Street, Dublin City centre, on March 7, 2020. Photo: Leon Farrell / RollingNews.ie

A teenager who punched another teenager who suffered a skull fracture and a brain bleed after hitting his head off the pavement has been jailed for three years.

Alan Clarke (18) punched the other teenage boy on the street, causing him to fall to the ground and hit his head off the pavement. The parties did not know each other prior to the assault.