Accused assaulted shop assistant after trying to steal model car

No-show in court leads to conviction and bench warrant for arrest

The shop assistant was struck at least three times, the court was told.

A 46-year-old man has been convicted of assaulting a shop assistant after an incident when he allegedly tried to steal a model car.

Garda Paraic O’Connor testified that the incident occurred at Lower Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, at 11am on May 21, 2022, when Kieran Quilligan went into Mark’s Models, the model and hobby shop.