Corkman violently attacked stranger in his home believing victim had wronged him

Accused was 'uproariously drunk' two days before Christmas when he hurled a bicycle through man's window and when injured party came out he attacked him, court heard

The judge said the accused had a significant alcohol problem and a condition of the suspension of the sentence was that he would engage with alcohol treatment services. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

A middle-aged man who was at home alone at about 6pm two days before Christmas was violently attacked by a complete stranger in a bizarre incident where the attacker thought he was someone who had crossed him previously.

Garda Paul Dromey said the victim had never met his attacker and did absolutely nothing to provoke the bizarre assault on him in his own home.