Man with knife in pocket tells court 'only a lunatic would bring a weapon in'

Accused said he had forgotten about knife but judge refuses to accept his explanation

The judge said: 'I don't believe it was accidental. I think it was for an ulterior motive.'

A 51-year-old man who had a knife in his pocket while attending a court case in Cork claimed he had forgotten he had it and that “only a lunatic" would bring a weapon to court.

Judge Olann Kelleher imposed a six-month jail term on Shane Carroll, of Ivy Crescent, Riverway, South Douglas Road, Cork, at Cork District Court.