Man avoids jail for his part in 'cowardly two-against-one assault' in Midleton

Oisín Curtin said his memory of the attack, in which he punched the victim seven times while his accomplice held him against a van, was hazy as he was highly intoxicated

A sentence of 18 months suspended was imposed on Oisín Curtin at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. File photo

One man held another man against a van while his accomplice punched the victim seven times and the sentencing judge described it as a cowardly two-against-one assault.

Judge Helen Boyle took into consideration what she described as the “tangible demonstration of remorse” by one of the attackers in offering €3,500 to the victim.