'Out of control' man jailed for unprovoked attacks on two pensioners in Youghal

Adam Abrahams also pulled a knife on the first victim’s son

Judge Cormac Quinn imposed a total sentence of five-and-a-half years with the last two-and-a-half years suspended at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. File picture: Larry Cummins

Two pensioners in Youghal were the victims of serious attacks — one in his home and another while walking home early in the evening — and the investigating officer said the crimes were totally random and unprovoked.

28-year-old Adam Abrahams of Blackwater Heights, Youghal, County Cork, non-fatally strangled a 69-year-old in his home and later pulled a knife on this victim’s son. By 6.30pm he was involved in another unprovoked attack on a pensioner walking home.