Cork student weeps as he is refused bail for sentencing over single punch assault

The court heard that the victim "should have been killed from four separate injuries and was extremely lucky to be alive"

The assault happened on Grand Parade, in Cork, where the victim landed on his head, bled from his left ear and was unconscious for a period. File photo: Denis Minihane

A college student who delivered a single knock-out blow to another student outside a Cork City night spot wept as he was remanded in custody for a fortnight for sentencing.

21-year-old Ciaran Allen of Innishannon Road, Fair Hill, Cork, punched Dylan O’Shaughnessy outside Deep South on Grand Parade, Cork, on September 13 2019. The student has been working as much as possible part time and also borrowed to raise €5,000 compensation for the victim.