Cork man found guilty of spitting in face of betting shop staff member

Court told parties could not access CCTV recording of disputed incident despite numerous efforts

The man denied spitting in the face of a staff member at Boyle Sports on Castle Street/South Main Street, Cork.

 All parties to a court case related to a disputed incident at Boyle Sports complained that the company had failed to provide CCTV recordings of the incident — as a customer was convicted of assaulting a member of staff by spitting in her face.

Judge Joanne Carroll said that the accused man wanted CCTV of the incident, the injured party wanted it, the gardaí had made exhaustive efforts to get it, and she would have liked to have it available to Cork District Court. However, all efforts failed.