Corkman jailed for his part in attack where man was 'slashed and flayed' by a group of men

The victim had been lured to a rural area to receive €200 in payment for a debt

Judge Martin imposed a total sentence of two-and-a-half years on Luke Coughlan at Cork Circuit Criminal Court and suspended the last nine months of that prison term. File picture: Larry Cummins

A sinister and premeditated attack saw a man being lured to a rural area to receive €200 in payment for a debt only to be set upon and attacked by a gang of unidentified men.

The victim’s back was left with a series of whip-type injuries but it was not clear how the injuries were inflicted during the attack at Dromduff, Macroom, County Cork, on January 11, 2021.