Judge has little sympathy for Cork drug-dealer who injured himself during burglary

The owner of the house heard the burglar, who had jumped out the first-floor window, shout: “I think I’ve broken my leg”.

The judge imposed an overall sentence of 10 months on O’Callaghan and increased his present sentence by making the 10 months consecutive.

A burglar jumped out the upstairs window of a house when the owner returned home and he could be heard shouting: “I think I’ve broken my leg.” By the time gardaí arrested 56-year-old Michael O’Callaghan for the crime he appeared to have a bad leg injury.

His solicitor, Joseph Cuddigan, said that in fact his injuries were far more serious and extensive.