Man jailed for assaulting paramedic who was trying to help him in Cork City

Defendant denied assault, claiming he was suffering an epileptic fit at the time but court told he was 'faking it'

Accused told paramedic to get his hands off him and kicked him in the calf, court heard. File picture: Denis Minihane

A four-month sentence was imposed on a man who was convicted of assaulting an ambulance paramedic who went to his assistance when he was lying on the side of St Patrick’s Quay in Cork.

Judge Olann Kelleher, who heard the evidence in the contested case, imposed the jail term.