Cork man armed with screwdriver threatened another man, shouting: 'Do you want to die, black boy?'

Accused and others surrounded the victim, who was walking alone in Cork City, court told

Judge said offence merited a headline sentence of six years but said this should be reduced in light of the early plea of guilty and the defendant’s youth. Picture: Larry Cummins

A 21-year-old man who armed himself with a screwdriver and shouted at a 32-year-old man walking alone in Cork City: “Do you want to die, black boy?” was jailed on Wednesday for three years.

Sergeant Pat O’Connell testified at Cork Circuit Criminal Court the unprovoked threat was made to the man, who did not know his assailant.