'That is some mess': Cork man threatened to spit blood at gardaí following disturbance at wedding

The court heard the man 'is very embarrassed that he caused this event at the wedding'

Sgt Murphy said Mr Lockyer got into a fight at a family wedding and continued to be aggressive on the arrival of gardaí as he was getting into a taxi. File photo

A wedding was the scene for a disturbance caused by a 30-year-old man in Ballincollig and after his arrest he smeared blood inside the cell of the garda van and threatened to spit blood at gardaí.

Judge Mary Dorgan said after hearing about what happened and the defendant’s circumstances that there was very little to be said by way of mitigation. Judge Dorgan jailed 30-year-old Ian Lockyer of no fixed address for five months at Cork District Court.