Jail for 'Jekyll and Hyde' character who bit and kicked gardaí at his Cobh apartment

Judge Helen Boyle imposed a sentence of three years on John Paul McCarthy, but the judge suspended the second half of the sentence. File photo: Dan Linehan

A 41-year-old man who kicked and tried to bite gardaí as they arrested him at his apartment in Cobh has been jailed.

Judge Helen Boyle imposed a sentence of three years on John Paul McCarthy who was living at Waterfront apartments in Cobh, Co Cork, but the judge suspended the second half of the sentence.