Naval recruit suffering from PTSD jailed for 'vicious' unprovoked attack in Cork

The court heard that the accused Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from taking "dead children out of the sea" when rescuing refugees

The judge said he well recalled the incident at Winthrop Street (pictured) which he described as “a vicious, unprovoked series of assaults” by Shane Galgey and a man who was previously sentenced. File photo: Larry Cummins

A man suffering Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from serving overseas with the Irish Navy rescuing refugees is commencing an 18-month jail term for an unprovoked attack in Cork city centre.

Sentencing of 24-year-old Shane Galgey of 30 St. Anthony’s Road, Gurranabraher, Cork, had been adjourned a number of times for him to attend treatment for his issues.