Man holding knife kissed Cork shop manager's hand after being refused alcohol

Defendant brandished knife at two men after argument outside his house before entering his local Centra, court heard

Accused's solicitor quoted from the statement given by the manager at Centra, in which he said in relation to the accused: 'I did not believe he was going to do anything. He asked me could he come back afterwards. [When told that he could], he shook my hand, kissed me and walked away.' Picture: Denis Minihane

A man waved a knife over his head during a confrontation with men outside his home and he later showed the weapon to a shopkeeper as he attempted to buy beer — and now he has been given a suspended jail term.

Defence solicitor Kevin Hegarty said there were background issues in Bernard Ameyaw’s past that differentiated the case from others where people carry weapons as he was not a real source of threat.