Man who repeatedly stamped on Cork pensioner's head in 'brutal' attack has sentence cut

Mr Justice McCarthy said the three-judge court would quash the original sentence to facilitate Driscoll's rehabilitation and re-introduction to society

Jonathan O'Driscoll has had the final two years of the 13 years' imprisonment suspended for two years. File picture

A violent attacker who repeatedly stamped on a pensioner’s head during a brutal and unprovoked assault lasting 14 minutes had his 13-year jail term reduced by the Court of Appeal on Monday.

Jonathan O’Driscoll (33), formerly of Coolcower House, Macroom, Co. Cork, was jailed after he pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm to Christy O’Callaghan (73) at Sleaveen East, Macroom, on March 21, 2019.