Cork man involved in 'spur-of-the-moment' assault on teen released from jail

Judge backdated the sentence on the 21-year-old to when he went into custody, saying 'he seems to have learned his lesson'

A man involved in an assault on a 16-year-old in the car park of the Clonakilty Park Hotel has been released after five months in prison awaiting sentence. Picture: iStock

A young man who got involved in an assault on a 16-year-old in the car park of the Clonakilty Park Hotel has been released after five months in prison awaiting sentence.

Judge Dermot Sheehan backdated a sentence of two years to when 21-year-old Shane Stokes, of 8 St Anthony’s Park, Dave McCarthy Rd, Hollyhill, Cork, went into custody and suspended the balance of it from now.