Woman received broken nose after complaint over party noise in Macroom

Accused spared jail over violent assault in which injured party was also slashed with a knife, bitten, and hit on head with fire extinguisher

The accused bought €2,000 into court to compensate the injured party.

A young woman called to a neighbour’s apartment in Macroom, Co Cork, to complain about late night noise from a drinks party only to get a broken nose, be slashed with a knife, bitten, and hit on the head with a fire extinguisher.

Garda Darragh Moore described the background to the violent incident, which occurred at Railway View apartments in Macroom, Co Cork.