Cork people entitled to 'walk streets without being attacked or seeing assaults', says judge

A man who gave the victim a kick in the head as he was getting up off the ground

Judge Helen Boyle made the comment at the sentencing hearing for a man who pleaded guilty to his part in an assault on another man in Cork city. File picture: Larry Cummins

Citizens of Cork should be able to walk through the city without fear of being assaulted or even having to witness one, a Circuit Court judge declared.

Judge Helen Boyle made this comment at the sentencing hearing for a man who pleaded guilty to his part in an assault on another man outside McDonald’s on Daunt Square in Cork city centre.