Corkman convicted of having no car insurance faces garda assault charge after court outburst

Following a verbal outburst from the defendant, Judge King directed that he be taken into custody for contempt of court

Mark Glavin denied the charges against him of having no insurance which related to a disputed incident on January 5 at Sarsfield Court industrial estate in Glanmire. File picture

An outburst in court from a motorist convicted of having no insurance saw him brought into custody for contempt of court only to be brought back to the courtroom to face a new charge of assaulting the garda who gave evidence in the case.

Mark Glavin of Lappan’s Place, Little Island, County Cork, denied Road Traffic Act offences against him. Judge John King heard evidence in the case including the testimony of Garda Ben Jenkins.