'I could have died there': Spanish student tells of violent attack in Cork city

Victim says he has been seeing a psychologist since returning to Spain

The man’s victim impact evidence was read out by Judge Mary Dorgan at Cork District Court.

A 23-year-old Spanish student who was the victim of a violent attack when he walked home through the city has returned to Spain and said: “I could have died there”.

The man’s victim impact evidence was read out by Judge Mary Dorgan at Cork District Court when a 44-year-old woman pleaded guilty to her part in the crime — committing robbery by going through the student’s backpack — as two of her accomplices attacked him.