Jail for Cork man who threatened shop workers after they witnessed his assault on another man

Accused told shop staff he would return with shotgun if they reported assault to gardaí, court heard

Accused pleaded guilty to crimes including robbery and making threats to kill, and assault causing harm to the man whose iPhone was robbed. Picture: Larry Cummins

Threats were made to shop assistants by a man who said he would return with a shotgun if they reported to gardaí the assault he carried out on another man.

Now at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, Jack McCarthy, of 109 Ard Bhaile, Mayfield, Cork, has been given a three-and-a-half-year jail sentence, with the last year suspended.