Corkman threw bag of chips and kissed stranger through their masks at start of covid

Judge Boyle referred to the absence of a covid vaccine at the time and the particular anxieties caused to the injured party by the nature of the assault.

Garda Barry O’Grady said that for an unknown reason the 28-year-old threw the bag of chips at the 56-year-old man as he walked along the street. File picture: iStock

A bizarre assault in Clonakilty at the beginning of the covid pandemic when no vaccine was available saw a man throw a bag of chips at another man before kissing the stranger through the face masks they were both wearing.

Marlon Corrigan, 28, pleaded guilty to carrying out the assault on Connolly Street, Clonakilty, County Cork, shortly before 5pm on December 5, 2020.