Drunk Cork man smashed a pane of glass at pensioner's house, thinking he was home

When gardaí arrived, accused, 20, violently resisted arrest, striking out and attempting to bite them, court told

Accused pleaded guilty to two counts — one of criminal damage and one of obstruction of Garda Kian O’Sullivan.

A 72-year-old man struggled to fend off a young man who smashed a pane of glass in his front door at about 3am. The 20-year-old intruder claimed he was so intoxicated he thought he was at his own home.

Boris Safko, of Carden, Sallybrook, Glanmire, Co Cork, had no previous convictions. And in this case, his barrister Emmet Boyle said the accused was not prosecuted on a burglary charge.